7th grade English units 1-2

Question 1

What is alliteration?

Answer 1

the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect.

Question 2

What is imagery

Answer 2

images that can be seen or that are imagined; language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes

Question 3

Foreshadowing

Answer 3

a plot element that hints at something to come later in the story

Question 4

Allusion

Answer 4

an implied or indirect reference especially in literature

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things, typically by stating one thing is another

Question 6

Simile

Answer 6

a comparasion using like or as

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

the act of giving a human quality or characteristic to something which is not human

Question 8

Symbolism

Answer 8

the use of words or images to symbolize specific concepts, people objects or events

Question 9

Antagonist

Answer 9

one that contends with or opposes another

Question 10

active voice

Answer 10

does

Question 11

climax

Answer 11

the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something (decision)

Question 12

conflict

Answer 12

serious disagreement and argument about something important

Question 13

character

Answer 13

the way someone thinks, feels, and behaves

Question 14

characterization

Answer 14

the representation of the traits, motives, and psychology of a character in a narrative

Question 15

falling action

Answer 15

the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution

Question 16

mood

Answer 16

an emotional state of mind or feeling

Question 17

protagonist

Answer 17

the leading character hero or heroine of a literary work

Question 18

passive voice

Answer 18

used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action

Question 19

setting

Answer 19

the time. place, and circumstances in which something occurs or develops

Question 20

start vs beginning

Answer 20

beginning, (the first words)
start (when our MAIN story starts?

Question 21

theme

Answer 21

the main subject that is being discussed or described in a work

Question 22

thesis

Answer 22

a statement put forth for disscussion or proof

Question 23

transition sentence

Answer 23

the sentences that show the relationship between two or more ideas

Question 24

plot

Answer 24

the sequence of interconnected events within the story of a work

Question 25

resolution

Answer 25

the act of finding an answer or solution to the conflict

Question 26

rising action

Answer 26

the section of a story that leads toward its climax

Question 27

mla format

Answer 27

name
teacher name
class
date

Question 28

race stands for:

Answer 28

restate the question
answer the question
cite ur evidence
explain

Question 29

thesis vs topic

Answer 29

thesis covers the entire essay
topic is the main subject of the paragraph

Question 30

annotating vs analyzing

Answer 30

annotating: no prompt
analyzing: prompt