Grade 7 Literature and Literary Elements

A set of 30 vocabulary flashcards covering basic literary terms, genres, elements, character types, conflict classifications, poetic forms, and figurative language based on the lecture notes.

Literature

Written or spoken work that expresses ideas, experiences, emotions, and imagination.

Semantic Web

A diagram that connects a main idea to related concepts.

Prose

Literature written in ordinary sentences and paragraphs, such as short stories, novels, and essays.

Poetry

Literature that uses lines, stanzas, rhythm, imagery, and other literary devices.

Drama

Literature written mainly to be performed, using dialogue, characters, actions, and stage directions.

Setting

The time and place in which a story occurs.

Plot

The sequence of events in a story.

Conflict

The problem or struggle in a story.

Point of View

The perspective from which a story is told or narrated.

Theme

The central message or idea of a literary work.

Structuralist Context

An approach that focuses on how the different parts of a literary work are organized and connected.

Protagonist

The main character in a story.

Antagonist

The character or force opposing the protagonist.

Round Character

A character that is complex and has many traits.

Flat Character

A character that has few traits and is usually less developed.

Dynamic Character

A character that changes because of experiences.

Static Character

A character that remains mostly the same throughout a story.

Direct Characterization

Characterization where the author directly tells the reader what the character is like.

Indirect Characterization

Characterization where the reader learns about a character through actions, speech, thoughts, appearance, and interactions.

Internal Conflict

Conflict that happens inside the character, such as struggling with fear and self-doubt.

External Conflict

Conflict that happens between a character and something outside themselves.

Exposition

The initial part of a plot structure that introduces characters, setting, and situation.

Climax

The most intense or important point in a plot structure.

Sonnet

A poetic form that is usually a 14-line poem, often dealing with love, life, or deep ideas.

Haiku

A short Japanese poetic form traditionally associated with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

Limerick

A five-line poem commonly characterized by a humorous tone and an AABBA rhyme scheme.

Free Verse

Poetry that does not follow a regular rhyme or meter pattern.

Simile

A figure of speech expressing a comparison using like or as.

Metaphor

A figure of speech expressing a direct comparison without using like or as.

Hyperbole

A figure of speech involving deliberate exaggeration.