PSSA Vocabulary Review

restate text or passage inother words, often to clarify meaning or show understanding

the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similiar work, presented by the writer in a sequence

an exaggeration or overstatement

tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the writing

mechanics, usage, and sentence completeness

to know when what one is reading or writing if not making sense; adjust strategies for comprehension

the fluency, rhythm, and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer

one of two or more words pronounced alike, but different in spelling and /or meaning

the author's method of organizing text

information from the reading that identifies a word or group of words

to provide a warning or indication of a future event

the basic argument advances by a speaker or writer who then attempts to prove it

the when and where of a story

one of two or more words in a language that have highly similar meanings

a statement communicating a lesson, moral, or universal message

the comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used; a DIRECT comparison

text and/or artifacts used when researching that are derived from something origional

a comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison. (like or as) are used; a DIRECT comparison

the essential techniques used in literature

a story, actual or fictional expressed orally or in writing

a scene in literature set in a time earlier than the main story

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

to distinguish between characters, situations, or ideas to show different features in literary selections

giving human-like characteristics to inanimate objects

a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human weaknesses

a reference made to a work of literature or historical event

text and/or artifacts that tell or show a first-hand account of an event; origional words used when researching

the clear, easy, written or spoken expression of ideas

a saying that is so common it is no longer interesting

the process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationship to one another

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

the attitude of the author toward the audience and characters

the pattern or structure of word order in sentences, clauses and phrases

to describe specific traits of the nature of characters

a systematic inquiry into a subject or problem in order to discover, verify, or revise information

the study of meaning in language

Language that can not be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling

to place together characters, situations, or ideas to show common features in literary selections

the attitude of the reader based on the author's tone

a category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content

includes or ends with a sound that corresponds to another word

a word that is the opposite of another word

the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning

the narrator's position on relation to the story being told

to examine and judge carefully

to arrive at a conclusion about information from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements

a diagram or pictoral device that shows relationships

the center of interest of attention

how an author writes; an author's use of language; its effects and appropriateness to the author's intent and theme

the struggle that grows out of the interaction of two opposing forces in plot; a problem faced by characters