7th ELA Review 1

the main point an author is trying to get across; what a text is mostly about

• simile

• plot

• theme

• central idea

the message or lesson a reader can learn from a text

• metaphor

• main idea

• theme

• connotation

how an author describes a character's personality and actions

• plot

• characterization

• antagonist

• theme

the emotions or feeling associated with a word; often described as being positive or negative

• connotation

• plot

• inference

• hyperbole

when characters are speaking in a text; their conversation

• setting

• dialogue

• script

• theme

comparing two things without using like or as

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

the author's attitude toward what they are writing about

• tone

• simile

• mood

• cite

to make an educated guess about a topic using what you read and your background knowledge

• inference

• cite

• restate

• analyze

where and when a story takes place

• character

• mood

• setting

• dialogue

how a text is organized or laid out

• structure

• contrast

• solution

• plot