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7th Grade LA Vocab
List of 7th Grade Vocab Words and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Inference | Inference is using observation and background to reach a logical conclusion. |
| What is a Meter in a poem | The level of stressed and unstressed line in a poem. |
| What is a External Conflict | A struggle outside a person. |
| What is a Conflict | The problem in a story |
| What is a Setting | The time and the place in a poem |
| What is a Internal Conflict | A struggle inside a person Ex: Making a decision. |
| What is a Mood in a poem | The general atmosphere that the author gives in the poem |
| What is Rhyme Scheme | the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. |
| What is Onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named |
| What is Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
| What is Personification | he attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
| What is Repetition | the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. |
| What is a Stanza | a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse. |
| What is a Simile | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ) Uses Like Or As. |
| What is Imagery | Language appealing to the five senses |
| What is a Metaphor | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind Does Not Uses Like Or As. |
| What is a Synonym | A synonym is a word, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, |
| What is a Antonym | a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good ). |
| What is a Homonym | each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins. |
| What is Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. "“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony" |
| What is a Plot | The plan of the story, what it is about. |
| What is a Theme | An idea of life revealed in a work of literature. |
| What is a Tone in a poem | he poet's attitude toward the poem's speaker, reader, and subject matter |
| What is a Climax | The highest point in a story |
| What is Foreshadowing | be a warning or indication of (a future event). |
| What is a Analogy | a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. |
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