Grade 7 ▪ Second Nine Weeks ▪ English Vocabulary
7.4d, 7.5d
analogy
a comparison between two or
more things that are similar in
some ways but otherwise unalike
apple is to red as carrot is to orange
7.4c, 7.5d
simile
7.4c, 7.5d
hyperbole
7.4c, 7.5d
personification
figure of speech that uses the
words like or as to make
comparisons
She’s as pretty as a picture.
figure of speech that is a
deliberate exaggeration or
overstatement
I am so hungry that I could eat a
horse.
figure of speech that applies
human characteristics to nonhuman objects
The clothes on the clothesline
danced in the gentle breeze.
7.5c
onomatopoeia
7.5d
figurative language
a word whose sound suggests its
meaning
bang, splat, or buzz
text enriched by word images and
figures of speech
simile, onomatopoeia,
personification, hyperbole and
metaphor
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7.4d
word choice that creates a
positive feeling
My grandfather is frugal with his
money.
positive connotation
7.4d
negative connotation
word choice that creates a
negative feeling
My grandfather is stingy with his
money.
7.5c
poem
7.5c
haiku
7.5c
limerick
writing in verse that has a
particular length may use rhythm,
imagery, or rhyme
a 3 lined, 17-syllable poem,
usually about nature
 Line 1: 5 syllables
 Line 2: 7syllables
 Line 3: 5 syllables
a 5-line rhymed poem that is
usually humorous
 Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme
 Lines 3 and 4 rhyme
AABBA rhyme scheme
7.5c
ballad
a songlike narrative poem that
features rhyme, rhythm, and
repetition
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7.5c
free verse
poem that does not have a regular
meter or rhyme scheme
7.5c
couplet
a pair of rhyming lines
quatrain
a verse form or stanza containing
4 lines with a rhyme scheme
7.5c
7.5c
rhyme
recurring identical or similar final
word sounds within or at the ends
of lines of a verse
7.5c
rhythm
recurring pattern of strong and
weak syllables
7.5c
meter
pattern of accented and
unaccented syllables in lines of
verse
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7.5c
repetition
use of sounds, words, or ideas
repeated for effect and emphasis
7.5d
voice
literary feature that establishes an
author’s personality, awareness of
audience, and passion for his or
her subject
7.5d
mood
the emotional atmosphere created
by an author’s use of language
7.5d
tone
the writer’s attitude toward the
subject
7.5d
imagery
use of words to create sensory
impressions-most often visual but
may be sound, smell, taste, or
touch
7.5d
alliteration
repetition of initial sounds
Peter picked a pail of purple plums)
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7.6c
internal text structure
how information is organized in a passage
 cause and effect
 comparison and contrast
 listing and enumeration
 sequential or chronological
 concepts/definition
 generalization
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7.6c
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textual clues
o
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7.6c
external text structure
7.6f
purpose
as a result of, consequentially for causeand-effect
similarly, on the other hand for
comparison/contrast
first, three for enumeration or listing
today, meanwhile for sequential or
chronological
refers to, thus for concept/definition
always, in fact for generalization
begins with, in order to for process
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boldface or italics type
underlining
indentation
sidebars
illustrations, graphics, photos
 headings and subheadings
refers to the author’s reason for
writing
(example: to inform, entertain, or
persuade)
7.6f
viewpoint
refers to the author’s bias or
subjectivity toward the subject
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7.8d
subject
Word or group of words in a
sentence that tells whom or what
the sentence is about
7.9b
preposition
a word that relates a noun or
pronoun with another word in the
sentence
The dog ran under the car.
7.9b
verb
word or group of words that
expresses an action or condition
teach, skate, read, write
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