7th Grade Literary Terms Review

The reader knows more about the plot than the character in the story do.

• dramatic irony

• exposition

• metaphor

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of the majority of the characters.

• myth

• dramatic irony

• 3rd person omniscient POV

• major character

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

A comparison of two unlike things.

• figurative language

• metaphor

• style

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Stories about gods, goddesses, etc that explain how natural things came about.

• exposition

• metaphor

• dramatic irony

• myth

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A central message or insight into life revealed by a literary work.

• myth

• metaphor

• suspense

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A writer or speaker's word choice.

• suspense

• exposition

• style

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A feeling of growing uncertainty about the outcome of events.

• theme

• dramatic irony

• myth

• suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Includes the main character or any other characters who play significant roles.

• 3rd person omniscient POV

• major character

• dramatic irony

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Characters and setting are introduced.

• suspense

• exposition

• major character

• style

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Writing or speech not meant to be taken literally.

• dramatic irony

• figurative languge

• 3rd person omniscient POV

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3