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Academic Vocabulary 1 - 11-12, Set 1

biography, autobiography, simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, prediction, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, compare, contrast, context clues, inference, main idea, cause/effect, sequence, fiction, nonfiction
AB
similea comparison of 2 things using the words like or as.
metaphora comparison of 2 things without using the words like or as.
personificationa description of an animal or an object as if it were human or had human qualities.
alliterationfigurative language where words in a sentence have the same beginning sound.
predictionWhen you try to figure out what will happen next, based on what has already happened.
onomatopoeiaWords that represent the sounds they denote.
compareWhen you identify how things are similar or alike
contrastWhen you identify how things are different.
fictionWhen the author makes up the events in a story.
nonfictionA story or article that is true.
describeTell all about something, using a lot of details.
imageryWords or phrases that relate to the 5 senses and help a reader create a picture in their mind.
formulateCreate something with your own ideas
evaluateJudge. Say if something is good or bad.
supportBack up with lots of details and examples.
analyzeBreak apart into smaller pieces.
explainTell how something happened
summarizeGive the short version of a story.
point of viewThe voice from which the story is told.
1st Person Point of ViewThe narrator is a character in the story. Uses words such as "I, me, my, we, us."


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