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G7 - Unit 1
Grade 7 - Unit 1 ELA Vocabulary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| figurative language | is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally |
| simile | is a comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | is a direct comparison that states one thing is another |
| personification | when a writer describes an object as if it were a person |
| hyperbole | is exaggeration beyond belief |
| alliteration | is the use of the same sound to start several words in a row |
| theme | - is a central message or universal truth - a lesson one of the main characters learns |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| narrator | is a speaker or a character who tells a story |
| 1st person | is told by a character who uses the first-person pronoun"I" |
| 2nd person | - often feels likes the narrator is talking to the audience - this is the “you” perspective - it uses second-person pronouns like you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves. |
| 3rd person limited | - the narrator relates the inner thoughts and feelings of only one character and everything is viewed from this character's perspective - the narrator uses third person pronouns like he or she |
| 3rd person omniscient | - the narrator knows and tells about what each character feels and thinks - the narrator uses third person pronouns like he or she |
| central idea | is the most important point or idea that the author is making in a text |
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