PSSA Review

How many times should you READ YOUR PROMPT before planning?

Words and phrases that link sentences, paragraphs, ideas, and events.

When Pete is tired, he is like a bear. This is an example of:

Factual writing about real people, places, events, ideas, and things is called:

"My love is a rose." IS A__________

What does a TEXT DEPENDENT ANALYSIS essay ask you to do?

He grinned like the Cheshire Cat. This is a(n):

What is an ALLUSION?

What is PASSIVE VOICE?

the repetition of a vowel sound

What is ACTIVE VOICE?

the implied meaning that we assign to a word

a comparison between two or more things using like or as

a very short poem with three lines and 17 syllables; doesn't rhyme; usually about nature

Which is NOT a verb mood type?

Literary texts that are written in the present day or recent past.

What are ELLIPSES?

What is a GERUND?

What is MOOD?

Something that is NOT directly stated in a text, such as theme, is referred to as being ____

creating images, drawing connections, or provoking emotions of a reader through words

The breeze whispered through the trees. This is a(n):

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

an extended comparison between two different things

the dictionary definition of a word

the repeating of words or lines in poetry

What does it mean to ANALYZE?

a short poem focused on the speaker's thoughts or feelings; often like a song

What does ACE stand for?

a direct comparison between two things

a reference to another person, place, thing, or text

a short poem with 5 lines and a regular meter and rhyme scheme; usually funny

using human qualities to describe nonhuman things

a poem that tells a story using stanzas of 2-4 lines

lines that repeat in a poem

a poem that is serious in nature and includes 2+ stanzas with similar structures; must rhyme

INFINITIVES always start with....

the use of words whose meaning is suggested by their sounds.

a poem that does not follow any set rules of rhythm or rhyme

What does TDA stand for?

What should be in your CONCLUSION paragraph?

a recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

How should each BODY PARAGRAPH start?

Jill was a rock. Everyone could rely on her. She solidly supported her friends and was loyal.

A modifying phrase is said to ______ when it has no word to describe.

"I was so tired I slept for a year!" is (a)_________

What is an INFERENCE?

the narrator; the voice of a poem

the use of one object or idea to signify something else

A phrase/clause/word that is awkwardly placed in a sentence is a(n)________________

repetition of an initial consonant sound

a poem that has 14 lines and develops an idea throughout

Which type of texts were written long ago and are often set in a distant time?

BANG! The gun shot across the field. Is a ____

Something that is DIRECTLY stated in a text is referred to as

What type of PLAN should you use for a TDA Essay?

______ helps the reader connect ideas and understand how parts of the text relate to the whole text.

What format should you use in your E boxes of your ACE Chart?

How many pieces of evidence should you provide if the prompt doesn't give a specific number?

the message or universal understanding that a poem or text explores

What is TONE?

What should be included in your INTRODUCTION paragraph?

lines in a poem that end on a similar sound or have similar sounds

the repetition of a vowel sound

A PARTICIPLE is formed by adding ____ to a verb.