Duplicate of ELA 5th grade PSSA terms list 4-6

Comparing two unlike things by using the words "like" or "as".

The author's reason for writing.

Point of view in which the author tells a story about the characters, like a narrator.

An action or event that leads to an effect.

Tools used by the author to make the story interesting.

Words that can have several meanings, depending upon how they are used in a sentence.

The author's most important point, usually found in the topic sentence.

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

One or more letters attached to a word to create a different form of the word.

A major idea that is the topic of discussion or writing.

Drawing a conclusion after conducting a thorough evaluation.

A conclusion based on facts, reasoning, and "reading between the lines".

A declaration, statement, allegation or claim.

How an author wirtes, using language to interest the reader in his or her purpose.

Something that happens as a result of an action, event, or cause.

One word that is the opposite of another word.

One word that has the same meaning as another word.

To tell the most important parts of a text in a much shorter space, and in your own words.

Organized knowledge about a particular topic.

Important techniques used in literature.

It has literary elements & devices  ficiton, but it is about real people, places, or events.

A figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

A judgment based on a personal point of view.

The part of a story where the plot becomes complicated, leading up to the climax.

A group of letters placed at the end of a word to change its meaning.

Type of text that tells a story (may be fiction or nonfiction).

A nonfiction text, written to share factual information.

A group of neighboring words that begin with the same sound.

A graphic way of presenting data in the text.

A story's time and place.