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English Terms 7
English Terms 7th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compare | To describe how two or more things are similar |
| contrast | To describe how two or more things are different. |
| context clues | Using the words around a word to figure out its meaning. |
| theme | The message or lesson about life the author wants us to learn. |
| setting | Where and when the story takes place. |
| exposition | The beginning of the story. We learn who the characters are, what the main setting is and what the major conflict will be. |
| rising action | These events happen after the exposition. The plot builds to the most intense part of the story. |
| climax | The most intense (sometimes action filled) part of the story. |
| falling action | These are the events that happen after the climax of the story. Many aspects of the story begin to wrap up. |
| resolution | The conclusion |
| plot | The series of events in a story. Includes exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution. |
| Antonyms | a word that means the opposite of another word |
| Author's purpose persuade | the writer is trying to talk you into something. (advertisement |
| Author's purpose inform | the writer is trying to give you new information or teach you something. (textbook |
| Author's purpose entertain | the writer made up a story to entertain you. (some novels & short stories) |
| Chronological Order | to put in the order of when the events took place. |
| Details | important information that supports the main idea |
| Fiction | a story that is false; not real. |
| Flashback | interruption of a plot to go back in time and tell about something that has already happened. |
| Inferences | Information that can not be found in the passage - you have to use your own knowledge and story clues to figure it out."read between the lines". |
| Main Idea | what a passage |
| Synonyms | Words that have similar or the same meanings. |
| Theme | A message or lesson in a story - friendship or "don't judge a book by its cover" |
| Dialogue | spoken conversations between two or more characters |
| First person point of view | a character tells his or her own story - using words like I & me |
| Foreshadowing | The author gives clues of what will happen in the future. |
| Third person limited point of view | When the story is told by a narrator outside the story |
| Non-fiction | a story that is real; true. |
| Third person omniscient point of view | When the story is told by a narrator outside the story |
| Protagonist | The main character - the good one that we are "rooting for". |
| Antagonist | The character fighting against the hero. They can be destructive |
| Flat Character | a character that is not well-developed. Only one or two traits |
| Round Character | a character that is complex and has many sides |
| Direct Characterization | the author describes a character straight out |
| Indirect Characterization | the author reveals a character through speech and actions |
| External Conflict | a struggle between a character and an outside force |
| Internal Conflict | Conflict that takes place within a character's mind - a mental or emotional struggle |
| Exaggeration | The describing of something and making it more than it really is. |
| Noun | person, place or thing (common and proper) |
| Pronoun | replaces a noun (instead of "Sally" - use "She") |
| Adjective | A describing word - describes a noun (purple, tall, nice) |
| Verb | An action word (think, jump, sleep) |
| Simile | Making a comparison between two or more things using like or as. |
| Metaphor | Making a direct comparison between two or more things not using like or as. Sometimes using words like is or was. |
| Alliteration | The repetition of sound in a line of literature. |
| Personification | Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. |
| Onomatopoeia | A word whose sound reflects its meaning. |
| Hyperbole | Using exaggeration to make a point. |
| Idioms | Are phrases which people use in everyday lanugage which do not make sense literally but we understand what they mean. |
Created by:
mrsgohl
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