EOG Review 4th Block 7th grade

Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.  

Obvious exaggeration. A figure of speech not intended to be taken literally 

The events that make up a story

Struggle between a literary character and an outside force such as nature or another character

Repetition of sounds at the END of words.

Central or main idea of a piece of writing.  Usually a message about life or human nature.

The element of plot where the story begins to draw to a close

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

The time and place of the action in a story.

Traditional story that attempts to explain human nature, creation, or nature and has a moral.

An opinion piece that usually appears in the opinion section of a newspaper

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.

The reasons for the character’s behavior

Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of a poem.

Word part that appears at the beginning of a word or root.

The struggle between opposing forces

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text. 

A category or class of literature

Person, place, or object that stands for something beyond and greater than itself.

Gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

A word part that came to English from an older language

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.  

A speech given by a character alone on stage, for the benefit of the audience.

Words with similar meanings.

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

The point in the plot that shows the final outcome of the conflict

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (She sells seashells by the seashore)

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

Growing tension and excitement of a story felt by the reader. What is going to happen???

Qualities shown by the character.  May be inferred or directly stated by the author.

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

A brief retelling of the main points of a story or text

Type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.

Story’s greatest moment of intensity, turning point where conflict is resolved

Comparison of two unlike things USING the words "like" or "as".

A group of lines in a poem

Words that echo a sound from nature. (e.g., ring, meow, tick-tock, buzz).

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys