7th Grade ELA Final Exam Study Guide
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Vocabulary terms and definitions from the 7th Grade ELA Final Exam Study Guide covering literary elements, genres, parts of speech, and poetic structures.
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Genre
A type of category of literature
Subgenre
A more specific category of literature
Fiction
A text that comes from the author’s imagination; a made up story
Realistic Fiction
A made up story that could have happened in real life
Historical Fiction
A made up story that takes place in the past
Fantasy
A story that could not have happened in real life, often including magic
Nonfiction
A text that provides textual information
Non (prefix)
Not
Biography
Tells the true story of another person’s life
Bio (prefix)
Life
Autobiography
Tells the true story of the author’s life
Auto (prefix)
By itself
Literary elements
The basic building blocks of a text
Plot
The series of events which take place in a story
Exposition
The setting and characters are introduced
Rising action
The conflict is introduced
Climax
The conflict is confronted; the most exciting part of the story
Falling action
Tensions start to calm down
Resolution
Conflict has been resolved, closure is provided
Character
The people and institutions in a story
Characterization
The description and development of a character throughout a story
Direct characterization
Explicit description of a character
Indirect characterization
Implicit description of a character
Protagonist
The main character in the story
Antagonist
A character or force that opposes the main character
Flat character
A simple character without a lot of depth
Round character
A complex character with a lot of depth
Dynamic character
A character who changes throughout the story
Static character
A character who does not grow throughout the story
Point of view
The perspective from which a story is told
First person POV
The narrator is a character in the story; uses pronouns “I” and “Me”
Second person POV
The narrator is speaking directly to the reader; uses pronoun “You”
Third person POV
The narrator is not a character in the story, refers to characters as “she,” “him,” “they,” etc
Objective third person POV
The narrator is objective and does not know any characters’ thoughts
Limited third person POV
The narrator knows one character’s thoughts and feelings
Omniscient third person POV
The narrator knows every characters’ thoughts and feelings
Omni (prefix)
All
Rotating POV
Different sections of a story provide different character’s point of view
Unreliable narrator
A character who tells a story but can’t be trusted to tell the truth
Setting
The time, place, and context in which a story takes place
Conflict
The major problem a character is facing
Theme
The big IDEA(S) in a piece of writing
Poetry
Artistic writing, written in meter or verse, which uses descriptive language and literary devices to stir the reader’s imagination and emotion
Line
One row of text in a poem
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem
Meter
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry which creates a rhythm
Tone
The speaker’s attitude toward the subject of the poem
Mood
How the poem makes the reader feel
Literary devices
Tools or techniques used by authors to create a special effect and improve the reading experience
Alliteration
Repeated use of the same first sound at the beginning of words
Hyperbole
Extreme exaggeration
Allusion
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art.
Imagery
Words used to activate the reader’s senses
Personification
Giving human qualities or capabilities to something that is not human
Irony
When reality is the opposite of what logic tells you it should be
Simile
A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”
Metaphor
A comparison of two things not using “like” or “as”
Juxtaposition
Two opposites placed next to each other to highlight their differences
Noun
A person, place, or thing
Pronoun
Takes the place of nouns to avoid repetition
Verb
An action or a state of being
Adjective
Describe nouns or pronouns to make sentences more descriptive
Adverb
Modify adjective, verb, or other adverbs
Article
Tells us whether a noun is general or specific
Conjunction
Allow you to connect different ideas within a sentence
Preposition
Tells you where or when something exists in relation to something else
Monostich
A stanza consisting of 1 line
Couplet
A stanza consisting of 2 lines
Tercet
A stanza consisting of 3 lines
Quatrain
A stanza consisting of 4 lines
Quintrain
A stanza consisting of 5 lines
Sestet
A stanza consisting of 6 lines
Septet
A stanza consisting of 7 lines
Octave
A stanza consisting of 8 lines