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Small Steps Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| first-person (adj.) | told from the narrator's perspective; "I" is the narrator |
| chronological (adj.) | organized in order of time, the order in which something happened |
| structure (n) | the basic way a story or essay is organized |
| simile | literacy device that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' |
| metaphor | a literacy device that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'; might use 'is' or 'was' |
| secondhand account (n) | the version of a story or event that is written or told by a person who did NOT experience it but they gathered information from people who did, from books or other sources |
| annual | once a year |
| plunge (v) | to jump or dive energetically |
| diagnosed (v) | identified an illness |
| gazed (v) | looked at closely |
| iron lung (n) | a machine that helps polio patients breathe |