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PSSA Terms Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Language not meant to be taken literally, such as metaphors, similes, and hyperboles | figurative language |
| A comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as; for example, "the coach was a lion roaring at the players" | metaphor |
| A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"; for example, "the toddler was like a wrecking ball" | simile |
| An exaggeration that is so extreme that no one would believe it's true; used to emphasize a point; for example, "If I don't see you soon, I'll just die!" | hyperbole |
| A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object; for example, "The oven told me it was time to take out the cupcakes" | personification |
| An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally; for example,"Get your head out of the clouds!" | idiom |
| A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art; for example, "He is such a Romeo". | allusion |
| A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well; for example, a flag is a symbol of freedom and equality | symbolism |
| Language that appeals to the senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste); is used to "show, not tell" | imagery |
| Identical or very similar recurring final sounds in words usually at the end of lines of a poem. | rhyme |
| Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words | alliteration |
| A word that imitates the sound it represents. | onomatopoeia |
| A group of lines in a poem | stanza |
| A piece of writing that tells a story. | narrative |
| The time and place of the action of a literary work. It can include the mood or atmosphere that the author wants to portray. | setting |
| The perspective from which a story is told or narrated; controls what/how much information readers get | point of view |
| The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. He can't tell us thoughts of other characters; uses pronouns "I", "we", "us" | first person |
| Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer; uses pronouns "he", "she", "they" | third person |
| Sequence of events in a story | plot |
| A struggle between opposing forces. Man vs. Man, Man vs. society, Man vs. himself and Man vs. nature. | conflict |
| How an author describes a character in a literary work; usually revealed through what the character says or does, their thoughts and feelings, appearance, and what other characters say about him/her | characterization |
| The central idea or meaning of a literary work; usually a life lesson or "truth" most people would agree on | theme |
| The overall emotional atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work; for example, the mood could be melancholy, silly, or cheerful | mood |
| The central idea or point an author is trying to make about a given topic; for example, if the topic is golden retrievers, the main idea might be that "Golden Retrievers are good family dogs". | main idea |
| The author's reason for writing; to persuade, inform, explain, entertain, or describe | author's purpose |
| A text structure organized in order of time | chronological order |
| A text structure that explains an action and its results | cause and effect |
| A text structure that explains how two things are alike and different | compare and contrast |
| A text structure that presents a problem and offers solutions to solve the problem. | problem and solution |
| A major category or type of literature | genre |
| An account of someone's life, written by another person | biography |
| An account of a person's life written by that person | autobiography |
| A written composition in dialogue and intended to be performed by actors and actresses onstage; a play | drama |
| Writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places | nonfiction |
| A literary work that is not true and based on the author's imagination | fiction |
| The attitude a writer takes toward a topic or subject he/she is writing about | tone |
| To capture all the most important parts of the original story, but express them in a much shorter space, and in the reader's own words | summarize |
| To draw a logical conclusion based on details given in a text and one's own prior knowledge and experience | infer |
| To closely examine something by breaking it into parts | analyze |
| Give a detailed account including reasons or causes | explain |
| A generalized belief about a group of people; making a judgment about someone based on just one aspect of their personality, appearance, race, gender, or ethnicity | stereotype |
| a way of thinking that is slanted or prejudiced | bias |
| a word that is the opposite of another word. | antonym |
| the turning point in a narrative; the moment when the conflict is the most intense. | climax |
| Look for similarities | compare |
| Look for differences | contrast |
| When a story presents something that occurred in the past. | flashback |
| When a story gives hints about what may happen. | foreshadowing |
| the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal meaning. | irony |
| when the narrator knows everything (all knowing) | third Person (Omniscient) Point of View |
| The part of a story that introduces the characters, setting, etc. Typically, it is found at the beginning of a story. | exposition |
| Uses you and your | second person |
| A word that has a similar meaning as another word. (example: grief, sorrow, sadness) | synonym |
| Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution. | plot Chart |
| A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | analogy |
| To mark a text by adding notes, comments, or questions | annotate |
| repetition of the beginning sound of words | alliteration |
| an idea supported by evidence or the process of stating claims and reasons to prove an idea | argument |
| mode of writing in which the author establishes a position based on research and supported by evidence | argumentative |
| the purposeful use of story elements and literary devices in writing | author's craft/style |
| a main point that the author is making | central idea/maini dea |
| The qualities that make up a character's personality | character traits |
| A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits. | characterization |
| to quote a passage from a text and/or to give credit to the author or source of information | cite |
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