ELA 7 Semester One Exam

The word “convey” most nearly means:

• communicate
• transport
• cause
• feel

The word "prosperity" most nearly means

• ambition
• faith
• intelligence
• success

Define Denotation

• the exact, literal meaning of a word
• the elements of a text designed to help locate, understand, and organize information
• the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
• an object, person or a place that stands for something else
• reasoning of facts given in opposition to an argument

Define Connotation

• the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word- beyond its literal definition
• the elements of a text designed to help locate, understand, and organize information
• the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
• an object, person or a place that stands for something else
• the exact, literal meaning of a word

Define Characterization

• the methods a writer uses to develop characters; for example, through description, actions and dialogue
• the elements of a text designed to help locate, understand, and organize information
• the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
• an object, person or a place that stands for something else
• the exact, literal meaning of a word

Define Figurative Language

• imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally
• the elements of a text designed to help locate, understand, and organize information
• the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
• an object, person or a place that stands for something else
• the exact, literal meaning of a word

Define Symbol

• an object, person or a place that stands for something else
• the elements of a text designed to help locate, understand, and organize information
• the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
• the exact, literal meaning of a word
• reasoning of facts given in opposition to an argument

Define Rhetoric

• the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
• the elements of a text designed to help locate, understand, and organize information
• an object, person or a place that stands for something else
• the exact, literal meaning of a word
• reasoning of facts given in opposition to an argument

Define Claim

• a position statement (or thesis) that asserts an idea or makes an argument
• the elements of a text designed to help locate, understand, and organize information
• the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
• an object, person or a place that stands for something else
• the exact, literal meaning of a word

Define Counterclaim

• reasoning of facts given in opposition to an argument
• the elements of a text designed to help locate, understand, and organize information
• the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
• an object, person or a place that stands for something else
• the exact, literal meaning of a word