7th Grade Reading Academic Vocabulary

Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning; also known as "figures of speech."

• Figurative/Connotative Language
• Analogy
• Personification
• Allusion

compares two things that are mostly different from each other but have some traits in common

• Theme
• Metaphor
• Analogy
• Personification

a comparison made between things which are essentially not alike.

• Setting
• Metaphor
• Theme
• Setting

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Theme
• Simile

a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event. This can be real or imaginary and may refer to anything, including fiction, folklore, historical events, or religious manuscripts.

• Allusion
• Personification
• Setting
• Theme

when something that is not human is given human-like qualities

• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Theme
• Setting

Exaggerating, often in a humorous way, to make a particular point

• Symbolism
• Hyperbole
• Allusion
• Setting

when a noun which has meaning in itself is used to represent something entirely different

• Metaphor
• Setting
• Symbolism
• Allusion

an expression used by a particular group of people with a meaning that is only known

• Simile
• Idiom
• Metaphor
• Personification

A technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions or contrasts

• Allusion
• Alliteration
• Irony
• Personification