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7th Grade Key Terms
This set of flashcards contains the key terms students are expected to master by the end of 7th grade.
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English
7th Grade
04/19/2014

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setting

Definition
the time and place of the action
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plot

Definition
the sequence of events in a story
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exposition

Definition
part of the work that introduces the characters, setting and basic situation
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rising action

Definition
the series of events that lead to the climax
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climax

Definition
the turning point of the story, the point of greatest tension
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falling action

Definition
part of the plot that follows the climax
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resolution

Definition

part of the story where the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up


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major character

Definition
the most important character in a story, poem or play
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1st Person POV

Definition
the narrator tells their own story
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2nd Person POV

Definition

the narrator tells the reader's story

often used in directions and instructions

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3rd Person Limited POV

Definition
the narrator is outside of the story and tells one characters thoughts and feelings
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3rd Person Omniscient POV

Definition
the narrator is outside of the story and presents two or more characters thoughts and feelings
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3rd Person Objective POV

Definition
the narrator is outside of the story and presents only character actions and dialogue
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symbol

Definition
something that stands for or respresents something else
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minor character

Definition
a character who takes part in the action of the story but is not the focus of attention
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subjective POV

Definition
an opinionated perspective or vantage point from which a story is told
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objective POV

Definition
narrator presents only factual information
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fiction

Definition
prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events
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nonfiction

Definition
prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people, places, objects or events.
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poetry

Definition
type of literature that uses highly concise, musical, and emotionally charged language written in stanzas
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drama

Definition
a story written to be performed by actors
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synonym

Definition
words that have the same meanings
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antonym

Definition
words that have opposite meanings
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analogy

Definition

a comparison between two things


Ex.  cold : hot :: up : down

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personification

Definition
a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
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simile

Definition
a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparision between two unlike ideas
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metaphor

Definition
a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else
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hyperbole

Definition
an extreme exaggeration
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minor event

Definition
an event in the plot of the story that is not essential to the plot
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main event

Definition
an event in the plot that is an essential part of the story
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stereotype

Definition
a broad generalization, oversimplified view that disregards individual differences
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bias

Definition
prejudice in favor or against one thing, person, or group compared to another...usually in a way considered unfair
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conflict

Definition
a struggle between two opposing forces
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external conflict

Definition

a struggle with an outside force

(another character or a force of nature)

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internal conflict

Definition

a struggle within the mind of a character

(struggling to make a decison, take an action or overcome a feeling)

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theme

Definition
a central message, concern or purpose in a literary work (a lesson about life)
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genre

Definition
a division or type of literature
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mood

Definition
the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
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flashback

Definition
a scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past
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foreshadowing

Definition
the author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story
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connotation

Definition

thoughts or feelings associated with a word

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denotation

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the dictionary defintion of a word

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author's purpose

Definition

the reason for creating a particular work

(to persuade, to inform or to entertain)

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prefix

Definition
word parts that come before the root word
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suffix

Definition
word parts that come after the root word
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antagonist

Definition
a character or a force in conflict with a main character; protagonist
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protagonist

Definition
another name for the main character in a story
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affix

Definition

word parts that are added to root words

 

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