Springboard Unit 3 Vocabulary-Grade 7

Front

A sudden and vivid memory of an event in the past is called a_________________.

Back

flashback

Front

The overall emotional quality of a work, which is created by the author's language and tone and the subject matter is the__________________.

Back

mood

Front

Foreshadowing is____________________________________.

Back

the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot

Front

A poem's meter refers to its_____________________.

Back

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Front

A recurring element image, or idea in a work of literature is a_________________.

Back

motif

Front

The use of language to evoke sensory experience is called___________________.

Back

imagery

Front

A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' is called a___________________.

Back

simile

Front

A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis is called___________________.

Back

hyperbole

Front

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is known as the___________________.

Back

theme

Front

The perspective from which a story is told is called___________________.

Back

point of view