7th Grade ELA Terms

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Across
  1. 3. The time and place where a story takes place
  2. 4. A direct comparison between two things to suggest a likeness
  3. 7. Phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to convey a message
  4. 9. The events of a story
  5. 11. Vivid description of how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels
  6. 13. A metaphor that extends throughout a piece of literature
  7. 14. The narrator of a poem
  8. 16. The main point an author makes in a nonfiction text (or a section of a nonfiction text)
  9. 18. When an author repeats a word, phrase, or idea for effect
Down
  1. 1. Information that clarifies what is happening in a moment or situation
  2. 2. The speaker's attitude toward a topic; in nonfiction, this may be the author's attitude
  3. 5. An extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point or convey an emotion
  4. 6. When the narrator talks directly to the reader, addressing them as “you”
  5. 8. In a poem, a group of lines that are set off from other groups by a space
  6. 10. The struggle between two opposing forces in a story
  7. 12. How the conflict is solved in a story; the ending of a story
  8. 15. A universal message that can apply to real life or other stories
  9. 17. A direct comparison between two things using "like" or "as"