Academic Vocabulary - Grade 7 Reading

Metaphor

• A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken of as if it were another
• A comparison of two different things using the words LIKE or AS
• The central message of a literary work
• Choice of words

Simile

• A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken of as if it were another
• A recurrent image, symbol, theme, character type, subject, or narrative detail that becomes a unifying element in an artistic work or text
• A comparison of two different things using the words LIKE or AS
• Anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level

Author's Purpose

• An author's attitude toward his or her subject matter
• The way an author reveals a character's personality to readers
• When an author tells the reader about a character's appearance, thoughts, feelings
• The specific reason or reasons for the writing; what the writer hopes to accomplish

Tone

• An author's attitude toward his or her subject matter
• The central message of a literary work
• The atmosphere of a work; the way a reader feels while reading a work of fiction or poetry
• The specific reason or reasons for the writing; what the writer hopes to accomplish

Theme

• An author's attitude toward his or her subject matter
• The atmosphere of a work; the way a reader feels while reading a work of fiction or poetry
• The central message of a literary work
• Anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level

Point of View

• The person or entity telling the story
• The perspective from which a narrative is told, that is first person, third-person limited or third-person omniscient
• When a character's appearance, thoughts or feelings are revealed through: 1) his actions 2)his words 3)the actions of others 4)the words of others
• The atmosphere of a work; the way a reader feels while reading a work of fiction or poetry

A conclusion drawn from the text based on text evidence and the reader's own background knowledge 

• Perspective
• Conflict
• Inference
• Theme

Which of the following is the correct definition of INTERNAL CONFLICT

• A struggle between two or more characters
• A struggle between the protagonist and nature
• A struggle within a character's mind, usually from making a difficult decision or conflicting emotions.
• A struggle in a fictional world

The time and place in which a story takes place

• Exposition
• Plot
• Point of View
• Setting

The major events of a story or other work of fiction

• Climax
• Plot
• Rising Action
• Setting