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Literary terms 7th Grade
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Rising Action
The part of the plot that tells what happens up to the climax of the story
Alliteration
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
Rhyme
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
Authors purpose
The reason that the writer has for writing something
1st person pov
Used when a story is told by one of its characters, who refers to him or herself with I and me
Mood
The feeling a reader has when reading a story
Dialect
The particular use of language spoken in a definite place by group of people
Figurative Language
Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
Narrator
Person who tells a story
Metaphor
Comparison of two unlike things
Simile
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Onomatopoeia
Use of words whose sound suggests their meaning
Resolution
The part of the plot that presents the final outcome of a story
Falling Action
Part of the plot that tells what happens after the climax of a story
Prediction
Using what you already know to make a logical guess about what will happen in the future
Imagery
Words that appeal to the readers senses
Point of View (POV)
The perspective from which a story is told
Repetition
The use of a word or group of words more than once for emphasis
Flashback
A scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to tell about events that occurred in the past
3rd person POV
Used when the person telling the story is outside the story and knows the inner thoughts and feelings of one or more characters in a story
Personification
Giving human qualities to something that is not human
Tone
The readers tone towards his or her subject
Protagonist
The main character in a story (good guy)
Setting
The time and place of a piece of literature
Stanza
A group of lines forming a unit in a poem
Conflict
Struggle between opposing forces
Foreshadowing
Use of clues to suggest events that have yet to occur
Plot
The series of events in a story
Motivation
The reasons that explain a characters thoughts, feelings, actions, or words
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
Theme
A message about life or human nature given by a work of literature
Character
Person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work
Main Idea
The central idea that a writer wishes to express
Dialogue
A conversation between characters
Suspense
A feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a piece of writing
Rhythm
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in lines of a poem
Speaker
The voice that talks to the reader in a poem.
Climax
The point of the readers highest interest or suspense in a story; turning point
Irony
Writing that involves a surprising, interesting, or amusing contradiction
Antagonist
The character in conflict with the protagonist in a story (bad guy)
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