7th Grade ELA Review
Across
- 4. A type of figurative language that makes a comparison between two things. Example: Walter describes himself as a "giant surrounded by ants."
- 6. When multiple words start with the same first letter. example: Walter walked with Willie.
- 9. The city where "A Raisin in the Sun" takes place
- 10. The "big idea" or message of a story, play, or other work
- 14. A type of figurative language that gives human qualities to something that is not human. Example: The light fights to get through the small window
- 15. character in "A Raisin in the Sun" who wanted to open a liquor store
- 17. How a character sees the world
Down
- 1. An exaggeration. Example: It is raining cats and dogs
- 2. A reference to a well-known story, person, or historical event. Example: the title of "A Raisin in the Sun" is an ____________ to the poem 'Harlem."
- 3. A question that is asked to make a point, not to find an answer
- 5. What characters say
- 7. A type of figurative language that makes comparisons using "like" or "as" Example: Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
- 8. Person, place, or thing
- 11. Where a story takes place. Includes time period, location, weather, time of day, and social expectations
- 12. An action word
- 13. First person, second person, third person omniscient, or third person limited
- 16. A word that describes a noun