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Langu Arts Final
7th grade Language Arts Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The use of language to convey meaning other than what is stated | irony |
| A work written by an author about himself | autobiography |
| to over convey something to make something sound more than it is | exaggeration |
| A non-fiction account in which the author tells the true events that make up the life of a real person other than himself | biography |
| a type of irony that takes form in an type of mock praise | sarcasm |
| a work that contains events invented by the author | fiction |
| hinting events which will occur later within a story | foreshadowing |
| prose that tells of real people and events | non-fiction |
| giving human characteristics to someone that is not human | personification |
| the repetition of terminal constant sounds (as in bit, fright, let...) | consonance |
| a reference within a work to something else usually another artistic work | illusion |
| the repetition of words or phrases at the beginnings of lines of poetry | anaphora |
| poetry with no distinguishable rhyme, meter or line length | free verse |
| the point of view in which the narrator as one of the characters refers to himself as I throughout the piece | first person |
| the point of view in which the narrator refers to the characters as he, she, they or it | third person |
| a character who changes as the story progresses | developing character |
| the main character of a story | protagonist |
| the repetition of initial consonant sounds | alliteration |
| a pair of rhymed lines | couplet |
| rhyme between words that sound similar but do not display perfect rhyme | slant rhyme |
| an expression of one thing in terms of another | metaphor |
| descriptive words or phrases used to create an impression | imagery |
| the final outcome of a story and the last element of the plot | resolution |
| a reference to events that occurred before the action of the main story | flashback |
| a pause in the middle of a line of poetry usually indicated by a mark of punctuation | caesura |
| the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a series of words | assonance |
| rhyme that occurs between words spelled similarly but having different pronunciations as in dough, rough | eye rhyme |
| a type of rhyme that occurs between words within a single line of poetry | internal rhyme |
| a character with little individuality whose mind set the reader knows little about | flat character |
| a character whose personality is well defined by the author | round character |
| a character who remains essentially the same throughout the story | static character |
| type of wordplay in which the author combines two meanings in a sentence | pun |
| dialogue written to reflect qualities of the characters speech | dialect |
| a story in which the heroes deeds and skills are exagerated | tall tale |
| a poem that tells a story | narrative poem |
| In the land of the pilgrim's fathers, what did they want? | Freedom to worship God |
| What is the climax of Jimmy Yellow Hawk? | When he comes home with a mink |
| In Crossing the Plains, What is the scene being described? | The American Pioneers in the mid-west |
| Which poems/stories focus on fathers? | Speed Adjustments, The blanket, The secret heart, & the split cherry tree |
| What's the main lesson in Monte takes charge of the barter store? | Work hard to achieve your goals, do what the economy demands if you are trying to run a store. |
| What lesson can we learn from the wright brothers? | Never give up, if u keep working hard u will accomplish ur goals, & u can learn from others mistakes. |
| Main lesson from Nancy Hanks? | He had a hard childhood but he can still become successful. |
| In the Days Demand, what charateristic does a successful leader need? | Honest, smart, & work hard |
| In the story Charlie Colson, what did Charlie tell the doctor? | He would live until the doctor excepted Christ. |
| What did Ennette want to read? | the Bible |
| In the story the Crusifiction, Vinigar boy doesn't want to be adopted by Nicolas because... | he didn't think he was worthy |
| In the 2 went up to the temple to pray, what are we supposed to learn from it? | u have to pray from ur heart |
| In the Soloist, why did Homer not want to play in front of everyone? | He was afraid they would laugh at him. |
| In the split cherry tree, why did Luster resent his son's punishment? | The dad didn't understand the teacher's way of punishment. |
| In Mr. Chairman, The kid kids think the final counsel meeting is about? | getting a dog |
| In death, what did they do everyday? | They sat at the table & read the Bible |
| those winter sundays & the secret heart focused on what? | love from dads to sons |
| In the courage that my mother had, what represented courage? | A rock |
| What was Petey's reaction to his father's decision by sending his grandpa away? | He was mad |
| What does little Jimmy do to get a new name? | He caught a mink |
| What's the danger of using proud words? | You can't get them back |
| What clues tell us that Casey may not hit a home run? | He's cocky, & over confident. The crowd thinks he's perfect at baseball |
| The fools's prayer alludes to what biblical prayer | The publican & the pharisees |
| In the split Cherry tree what is the key to the future | education |
| What is the journey refered to in the first lesson? | life or independence |
| What did old yeller save the family from? | A bear |
| in a love story sort of, what can money not buy? | LOVE |
| What is the irony in How we kept mothers day? | The were selfish and kept it from their mother...they made her work |
| "That ain't my style" | Casey at the bat |
| "God & the alter" | the fool |
| "my buttons" | annebell |
| "wip" | chareokee bill |
| "broch,courage,mother" | the courage that my mother had |
| "her son accomplished alot" | Nancy Hanks |
| "Then you may be in the queen's navy" | Sir Joseph Song |
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bgpalmers
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