Grade 7 LA full year

• Simile - a comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'.
• Alliteration - the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
• Assonance - the repetition of vowel sounds within words.
• Onomatopoeia - words that imitate the sound they describe, such as buzz, hiss, boom.
• Onomatopoeia - words that imitate the sound they describe, such as buzz, hiss, boom.
• Personification - giving human qualities to non-human objects or animals.
• Metaphor - comparing one thing with another without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
• Personification - giving human qualities to nonhuman objects or animals.
• Hyperbole - exaggerating something to make it more dramatic.
• Metaphor - comparing one thing with another without using like or as.
• Oxymoron - combining contradictory terms together.
• Oxymoron - a figure of speech where two opposite ideas are combined together.
• Simile - making a comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'.
• Oxymoron - combining contradictory terms together (e.g. jumbo shrimp).
• Alliteration - when words begin with the same letter or sound.
• Imagery- The use of words to create a mental picture of a scene or event.
• Puns-a humorous use of a word or phrase
• Irony: the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
• Paradox: a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true
• Allusion: an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
• Euphemism: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
• Repetition: the action of repeating something that has already been said or written
• Rhyme: correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry
• Irony: the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
• An example of a simile is we were like two peas in a pod
• Onomatopoeia is a type of figurative language where sounds imitate actions or events.
• An example of a metaphor is he was a busy bee
• An example of a Personification is the fire swallowed the entire forest
• Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words
• A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
• Alliteration is when consonant sounds are repeated at the beginning of multiple words
• Personification is giving human qualities to non-human objects, animals, etc.
• Onomatopoeia is using words that sound like what they mean
• An example of a alliteration is Sam the snake slithered over here
• A Idom word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning
• Types of conflict


  • Man vs. Man
  • Man vs. Nature
  • Man vs. Himself
  • Man vs. Society
  • Man vs. Supernatural
• Elements of setting


  • Location: where does the story take place
  • Time: year, season, time of day, future, past, etc.
  • Climate: tropical paradise, harsh Canadian winter, etc.
  • Culture and customs of a people: do people have traditions that are different than yours
• Theme


  A generalization about the meaning of a story; the message or meaning of a story. The theme should be identified by a universal message about life or people.
• Types of characterization


  • Direct: the author tells us exactly what he wants us to know about the character
  • Indirect: we have to infer what the character is like through what he/she/they says, what he/she/they does, what others say about him/her/they
• Types of context clues

  • Punctuation clues: commas, dashes, or parentheses
  • Bold and/or italics
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Definitions in the margins