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Use these cards to review for the 7th grade SOL Reading test!
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English
7th Grade
04/23/2010

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Term
Metaphor
Definition

Comparing two things with out using like or as.  They often say something is a....

 

Example:  I am a rock!

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Biography
Definition
Story of a real person's life, written by another person.
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Resolution
Definition
When the conflict of a story is being solved.  All the lose ends are tied up.
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A 17 syllable Japanese poem.
Definition
Haiku
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Setting
Definition
Where and when a story takes place.
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Glittering Generalities
Definition
Telling only part of the truth, generalizing from a shred of evidence.
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Climax
Definition
The most exciting moment in the story. 
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Chronological Order
Definition
The author relates events of a story in the sequence that they happen. 
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First person point of view
Definition
When the author uses "I" to tell the story. 
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Testimonial
Definition
Using a famous person to give credibility to a product.
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Falling Action
Definition
The final part of the plot.
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Conflict
Definition
Struggle between two opposing forces.  These struggles can be internal or external. 
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Bandwagon
Definition
Creating a desire to join a large group; a person may feel left out if they are not with this crowd. 
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Initiating Event
Definition
Beginning of a story.
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Internal Conflict
Definition
Struggles within a person's mind. 
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Ballad
Definition
Poem like a song.  It's often about love!
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Name-calling/Innuendo
Definition
Creating a negative attitude; using loaded emotional, or slanted language about a product or service. 
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Alliteration
Definition
Repetition of the beginning sounds.  (Kind of like a tongue twister.) 
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Plot
Definition
Series of events in a story.
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Hyperbole
Definition
An extreme exaggeration.  (The trash was so high, it reached the sky!) 
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Tone
Definition
The attitude a writer takes toward an audience, a subject, or a character. 
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