Duplicate of Duplicate of PSSA Terms

What is the largest card sending holiday?

Example: The clouds were crying.

the fluency, liveliness, or sound of a piece of writing or poetry

the major idea, or message, of a literary work

Example: I was so embarrassed I could have died.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words is called______________.

the essential techniques used in literature

the attitude of the author

the reason why an author writes something:

The country with the highest internet usage is:

An author reveals his/her characters and their various personalities using _____.

Example: wet / dry

Example: old / elderly

Ketchup was invented in the 1830's as ___________________.

Roses are red/ violets are blue/ sugar is sweet/and so are you/ has the rhyme scheme:

Example: fantasy, science fiction, biography

vocabulary used in a particular field of study

to examine and judge carefully

The main character in a story:

the way the author reveals the story; the vantage point from which the story is told

Example: hair/hare

Example: serious, humorous

a sentence made up of one independent clause and one dependent clause:

Two words that almost rhyme is considered:

Ex: I love going to the mall, my favorite store is Game Stop.

Example: The bread was as hard as a rock.

Using info from the reading that gives meaning to a word is called _____________.

Example: It is just a slightly small scratch.

using details/adjectives to describe something:

A word that takes the place of a noun:

an exaggeration or overstatement 

facts, quotations, data

a story

The average person presses the snooze button how many times?

A reference to a famous work of literature, event, place, etc. in a piece of writing: