7th Grade ELA Vocab

Front

What is the main message or overall idea expressed by a poem or book?

Back

Theme

Front

What is a stop or pause in a line of poetry called?

Back

Caesura

Front

What literary device uses descriptive language to create vivid images in the reader's mind?

Back

Imagery

Front

What do you call a group of lines in a poem that is set off by blank lines?

Back

Stanza

Front

What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally called?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What term describes the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves an implied comparison between two unlike things?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the term for the attitude or emotional quality of a piece of writing?

Back

Tone

Front

What is the term for the time and place in which a story takes place?

Back

Setting