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Unit 1 All Summer in a Day Vocabulary

Study and practice these words before reading the story.

AB
apparatusa device or set of equipment used for a specific purpose
immenseextremely big; huge
resilientflexible and springy
savorto take great pleasure in
slackento slow down or lessen
tumultuouslyin a wild or disorderly way
plotthe series of events that make up a story, including the conflict and its resolution
settingwhere and when a story takes place
concussionpounding
tatting druma continuous, soft, beating sound
simileA comparison of two things through the use of 'like' or 'as.‘
metaphordirect comparison of one thing to another that does not use 'like' or 'as.‘
alliterationrepetition of consonant sounds
assonancerepetition of vowel sounds


Grade 6 ELA teacher
Winterville Charter Academy
Winterville, NC

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