Semester 1 7th grade Final Exam

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is resolution in a story?

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The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and resolves the conflict.

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What does it mean to drown someone?

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To submerge someone in water and prevent them from breathing.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story, often where the main conflict reaches its peak.

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What is falling action in a story?

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The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message that a story conveys.

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What is a conflict in a story?

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A struggle between opposing forces, which can be internal or external.

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What is imagery in literature?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a vivid picture in the reader's mind.