Grade 7 English Study Guide & Reviewer

Vocabulary flashcards covering characterization, literary devices, poetic elements, literary history periods, and Philippine biographical context from the Grade 7 English Study Guide.

Direct Characterization

The author explicitly tells the reader what a character is like, such as their personality or physical traits.

Indirect Characterization

The author reveals a character's personality through their actions, speech, thoughts, feelings, or interactions with others.

STEAL Method

An acronym for indirect characterization representing Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, and Looks.

Protagonist

The central character driving the story's main action or conflict.

Antagonist

The person or force standing in direct opposition to the protagonist.

Diction

An author's deliberate choice and use of words.

Tone

The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience expressed through word choices.

Mood

The overall emotional atmosphere or feeling created in the reader by a text.

Sensory Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the human senses.

Visual Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the sense of sight.

Auditory Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the sense of sound.

Olfactory Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the sense of smell.

Gustatory Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the sense of taste.

Tactile Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the sense of touch.

Personification

Giving human qualities or actions to non-human things or inanimate objects.

Alliteration

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate real sounds.

End Rhyme

Words rhyming at the end of poetic lines.

Internal Rhyme

Words rhyming within the same line of poetry.

Rhyme Scheme

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.

Foreshadowing

Subtle clues or warnings hinting at events that will occur later in the story.

Flashback

A scene that interrupts the chronological flow to show an event that happened in the past.

Pre-Colonial Period

A literary period characterized by oral literature, including epics, folk tales, chants, and songs highlighting indigenous culture, nature, and heroic deeds.

Spanish Colonial Period

A literary period marked by heavy religious influence (Christianity), prayers, hymns, and literary works reflecting societal structures and oppression.

Japanese Occupation

A literary period that produced literature reflecting themes of hardship, war, survival, underground resistance, and deep patriotism.

Biographical Context

Understanding an author's life, beliefs, and experiences to reveal underlying themes and motivations in their writing.

Jose Rizal

Author who wrote Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo to expose social evils and abuses during Spanish rule.

Francisco Balagtas

Author who penned Florante at Laura, utilizing themes of tyranny and injustice experienced during his time.

Andres Bonifacio

Author who penned patriotic works like Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa, expressing sacrifice and radical love of country.