7th Grade Language Arts Review

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

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

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

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

The struggle between opposing forces

A group of lines in a poem

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

Growing tension and excitement of a story felt by the reader.

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

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

A category or class of literature

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

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

Statement of belief or feeling

Comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.

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

The time and place of the action in a story.

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

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

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

The reasons for the character’s behavior

A pattern of end rhyme designated by letters of the alphabet.

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

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

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

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text.

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

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

The main unit of a poem.

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

The events that make up a story

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Words with similar meanings.