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All Summer in a Day
All Summer in a Day vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Slacken | To slow down or lessen Example: They hope the sun will come out when the rain slackens |
| Apparatus | A device or set of equipment used for a specific purpose Example: The apparatus used to open the hatch was broken |
| Immense | extremely big; huge Example: The immense planet offered many areas to explore |
| Tumultuosly | In a wild or disorderly way Example: Branches and leaves shook tumultuously during the storm |
| Resilient | Flexible and springy Example:The sturdy shelters are built to be resilient to high winds |
| Savor | to take great pleasure Example: The traveler sat quietly so savor the unusual landscape. |
| Idiom | A phrase or expression that says one thing, but means something else. |
| Allusion | A reference to something outside of what you are reading- a place, person, or event. |
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration. |
| Simile | A comparison of two different things using the words “like” or “as”. |
| Metaphor | A direct comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as”; it describes something by calling it something else. |
| Personification | Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities or emotions. |
| Alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |