PSSA Vocabulary Review

When a word resembles the sound it makes. "Oink" "Boing" "Slap" "Drip" "Splish Splash"

1st, 2nd, 3rd Person: My favorite thing to do in summer is to go hiking. I find the longest trail and pack my backpack.

Repeating the beginning sound at the start of each word in a sentence. "Seven silly salamanders sat silently"

A conclusion that a reader figures out based on reasoning and experiences. The reader has to make a guess about a story

When a non-human object is given a human quality. Example: The sun smiled at me.

what the text is mostly about. The key point that the author wants the reader to remember.

Past, Present or Future: When we go outside, I will play kickball.

Words like: "Wow!" "Oh my!" "Gees!" "Really!"

a word that acts as a joining or connecting word that connects groups or words or clauses in a sentence.

a key message or life lesson communicated in a story, poem, or play

Words like: "Across" "Within" "Beside" "Beneath" "Under" "On"

A common saying that doesn't literally mean what it sounds like. Example: It's raining cats and dogs.

Words like: "For" "And" "Nor" "But" "Or" "Yet" "So"

The way authors organize information in a text, 5 types chronology, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution.

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as". Example: As quick as a fox.

words that tell you where something is located or positioned compared to something else

tells the reader how the narrator, or voice telling the story, is connected to the story. 3 main types: 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Actions that tell us when something happened, when something existed, or when someone did something, past/present/future

An extreme exaggeration that is very unlikely to happen. Example: My backpacks weighs a ton!

part of speech that demonstrates the emotion or feeling of the author

the use of words in a way that is different from the literal meaning. This makes writing colorful and exciting to read.