PSSA Terms 1

The perspective from which a story is told

The repetition of beginning sounds in 2 or more consecutive words?

Part of the story where the plot becomes complicated. Conflicts. Leads to climax.

An exaggerated statement used to add effect. EX:  There were a million cops at the scene.

Part of the plot after the climax where the conflicts from the rising action are solved

The character who tells the story. Can be in the 1st or 3rd person.

The relationship in which one condition brings about another condition as a direct result

A saying that can't be understood from the words in it. It's raining cats and dogs.

To examine the likeness and differences of two people, ideas, or things

Writing that is NOT fictional; designed to describe rather than entertain. Factual

Source of tension in a book. Creates suspense. Found in rising action. Tin Soldier vs. Goblin

TAG RA are all found where in an open ended response?

When you have a TDA you must use this type of reading.

A conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement

Words to express the opposite of their meaning. EX: A fire truck catching on fire.

Language that is coded. Doesn't always mean what it says. Makes reading more interesting.

An understanding gained by "reading between the lines." Not in text. How we find theme.

Pronouns that end in "self" or "selves". EX: Rick saw himself in the mirror.

Short narratives featuring mythical beings

The use of clues to give readers a hint of events that will occur later on

Language that appeals to the senses. The use of vivid descriptions to produce mental images.

An affix put before a word to alter its meaning. "Im" in the word impossible.

Identical or similar recurring final sounds in words usually at end of lines of a poem

A category used to classify literary works

Words with opposite meanings

The moment in the story when the action reaches its greatest conflict; the turning point

Any story that is the product of imagination rather than fact

A word or phrase that has become overly familiar. "One man's garbage is another man's treasure"

The quality or feeling conveyed by the work; manner of expression

Parts of a text that represent conversation.  "Please, hand me the rope," said Billy.

Type of writing on the PSSA where you must have plot, characters, setting, and dialogue.

The placement of story events in the order of their occurance

Non-Fiction text, written to convey factual information

The time and place in which the story occurs

What does the "T" in TAG RACES stand for?

The insertion of an earlier event into the normal sequence of a narrative

Type of writing that you must make a claim and support that claim with reasons and explanations

True to life fiction; the people, places, and happenings are similar to those in real life

When the main character overcomes challenges in the story; solves the problem

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without the use of like or as

Events in a story that are told from a single character's point of view

A form of noun that shows "belonging to" by using an apostrophe

The central idea of a literary work;the message the author wants you to learn. The life lesson.

Group of letters placed after a word to modify its meaning

The feeling the author creates for the reader

The story of a person's life written by THAT person.

What do the "A" and "G" stand for in TAG RACES?

A personal point of view or belief

The use of a thing, character, object, or idea to represent something else

What are the most important letters in TAGRACES?

Words with similar meanings?  EX:  Difficult and hard

Writing that is NOT fictional; designed to describe rather than entertain. Factual

The pattern or beat of a poem

To examine or judge carefully

What a text or paragraph is all about. Usually in Non-Ficiton.

A figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics

Pronouns that show ownership. EX: The book is mine.

A piece of information that can be proven.

An obstacle or challenge the main character in a story needs to solve

The type of writing that tells a story

The story of a person's life told by SOMEONE ELSE!

A point of view where the narrator is NOT in the story!

The use of words that mimic sounds. EX:  Boom! Zap! Zoink!

How the author gives readers information about a character.  A description of a character.

Fiction represented in a setting true to the history of the time the story takes place

A figure of speech in which like or as are used to compare two unlike things

A narrative with animals that have human characteristics intended to convey a moral