7th Grade Literature Study Guide: Understanding Key Definitions
7th Grade Literature Study Guide
Unit 2, Part 2 (pp 270-271)
Inferences – logical assumption about information or ideas that are not directly stated.
Inference Vocabulary Words:
Conclude: to form an opinion or make a judgment, based on evidence presented.
Subject: the main idea or topic.
Object: a thing that can be seen or touched.
Credible: easy to believe.
Perspective: an assessment of a situation, especially from one person’s point of view.
Literary Analysis: Most fictional stories center on a conflict – a struggle between opposing forces.
There are two kinds of conflict:
External conflict: when there is an external conflict, a character struggles with an outside force such as another character or nature.
Internal conflict: when there is an internal conflict, a character struggles with himself or herself to overcome opposing feelings.
Resolution: The resolution, or outcome, of the conflict often comes to a story when the problem is settled in some way.
A story’s theme is its central idea, message, or insight into life. Occasionally, the author states the theme directly. More often, the theme is implied. As you read, look at what the characters say and do, where the story takes place, and objects that seem important to help you determine the theme – what the author wants to teach you about life.
Irony – Irony involves a contradiction or contrast of some kind. Situational Irony: something takes place that a character or reader does not expect to happen. For example, people note the irony when a fire station burns down.
Verbal Irony: A writer, speaker, or character says something that deliberately contradicts what he or she actually means. A jealous runner-up who says to an arch rival, “You deserved the medal” may be speaking ironically if the runner-up means,
“You deserved the second-place medal.”
Unit 3 – Types of Nonfiction (pp 354-368)
Nonfiction writing is about real people, places, ideas, and experiences.
Unit 2, Part 2 (pp 270-271)
Inferences – logical assumption about information or ideas that are not directly stated.
Inference Vocabulary Words:
Conclude: to form an opinion or make a judgment, based on evidence presented.
Subject: the main idea or topic.
Object: a thing that can be seen or touched.
Credible: easy to believe.
Perspective: an assessment of a situation, especially from one person’s point of view.
Literary Analysis: Most fictional stories center on a conflict – a struggle between opposing forces.
There are two kinds of conflict:
External conflict: when there is an external conflict, a character struggles with an outside force such as another character or nature.
Internal conflict: when there is an internal conflict, a character struggles with himself or herself to overcome opposing feelings.
Resolution: The resolution, or outcome, of the conflict often comes to a story when the problem is settled in some way.
A story’s theme is its central idea, message, or insight into life. Occasionally, the author states the theme directly. More often, the theme is implied. As you read, look at what the characters say and do, where the story takes place, and objects that seem important to help you determine the theme – what the author wants to teach you about life.
Irony – Irony involves a contradiction or contrast of some kind. Situational Irony: something takes place that a character or reader does not expect to happen. For example, people note the irony when a fire station burns down.
Verbal Irony: A writer, speaker, or character says something that deliberately contradicts what he or she actually means. A jealous runner-up who says to an arch rival, “You deserved the medal” may be speaking ironically if the runner-up means,
“You deserved the second-place medal.”
Unit 3 – Types of Nonfiction (pp 354-368)
Nonfiction writing is about real people, places, ideas, and experiences.