7th Grade Lit Midterm Review

Something that appears real or possible but is not in fact so.

Great embarrassment and shame.

To erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

An English playwright, actor, and poet that is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.

A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.

An English romantic known as a poet of spiritual speculation who explored the human relationship to nature.

A formal discussion, based on a text.

What is the correct term for a three line stanza?

Which novel is this?This novel delves into the consequences of a society that suppresses individuality and emotion.

'Four legs good, two legs bad." is an example of a ________.

Who wrote Lord of the Flies?

Explores the dangers of political corruption and the abuse of power in a society that was supposed to be equal.

Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.

The current U.S. Poet Laureate who also happens to be the first Latina to hold that title.

Political information, especially of a biased or misleading nature.

Warns against the dangers of blind loyalty and the manipulation of language for political gain.

Farmer Frederick represented this person.

(of a person or their manner) Unwilling or unable to believe something.

An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian. 

Who is the saint of the day?

A poem that celebrates a particular subject and features an elevated style or manner. 

(of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange.

How many lines in a sestet?

Old Major represented this person

Farmer Pilkington  represented this person

Explores the breakdown of social order, examining how primal instincts can emerge in the absence of civilization.

The quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance.

How many lines in a quatrain?

What is a 14 line poem called?

A coloring spread over a surface.

A tropical marine mollusk with a spiral shell that may bear long projections and have a flared lip.

A literary movement which was characterized by a celebration of nature and the common man, on individual experience.

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

A short poem with songlike qualities that expresses the speaker’s emotions and feelings. A broad category.

Who wrote The Giver?

Napoleon represented this person.

(of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.

Characters navigate challenges of survival while confronting the darker aspects of human nature. 

A correspondence of sound between the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

Done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed.

The region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

A note or explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.

Which of the following sentences are alliterative?

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize.

A boy comes of age & grapples with the weight of knowledge & the responsibility that comes with understanding the world.

Who wrote Animal Farm?

A specialist in a particular branch of study, or a person who is highly educated or has an aptitude for study.

An American poet who won four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. They were known for their realistic depictions of rural life.

A poem that doesn’t rely on any particular for, meter, or rhyme scheme, yet still conveys powerful feelings and ideas.

Satirizes the Russian Revolution, highlighting  the manipulation of ideals.

A former U.S. Poet Laureate and member of the Muscogee Nation that draws upon First  Nation storytelling and histories. 

Poems intended for performance.

Snowball represented this person

A rhetorical device in which a word or expression is repeated at the beginning of a number of sentences or phrases.