PSSA Vocabulary

The "feeling" that a word suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning

An object given human qualities

Print features such as bold print, italics, maps, charts, and headings

A lesson contained in a text

A statement that suggests two terms are related in the same way that two other terms are.

The center of interest or attention

The form of a word after all affixes are removed

The following of one thing after another in a story

How information within a text is organized

A conclusion based on reasoning rather than on a direct statement

A relationship between events when one is the result of the other

A point of view as told from someone outside the story

The place where an action or event occurs

The formal statement of the meaning of a word

A type of text structure in which a difficulty is identified and resolutions are proposed

A drawing that shows the appearance, structure, or the workings of something

Expressing an idea or thought at greater length or detail

The dictionary meaning of a word

Vocabulary specific to a particular field of study

A conclusion drawn from specific information, used to make a broad statement about a topic

The sequential order in which events occur

Details that involve one or more of the five senses

An attitude that favors one way of feeling or acting over any other

The position or claim an author establishes, which is supported by evidence

The part of a story following the climax in which the conflict is resolved

A word that is similar in meaning to another word

A word that is the opposite in meaning to another word

A personal view

The comparison of two unlike things without the words like or as

The attitude of the author toward the audience, such as humorous or serious

A word that has several meanings depending on how it is used in a sentence

A decision based on reasoning

A brief story that illustrates human traits through animal characters and relays a life lesson

The structure of a story, including the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

One or more letters attached to the beginning or ending of a word

A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as

One of the essential components of a story, such as character, setting, or plot

The repetition of similar sounds in words

Language that uses figures of speech to say one thing but mean another

A perspective or opinion

A person telling the story

The conversation between characters in a literary work

Understanding text or a word at its most basic meaning

An exaggeration used to make a point (ex-This suitcase weighs a ton!)

An arrangement of lines of verse in a pattern usually repeated throughout a poem

A category used to classify literary works

To show common or differing features in literature

Two or more words that have the same spelling but have different meanings

The intent established by the writer to inform, teach, entertain, or persuade

Information from a text that supports a reader's claim

An expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of the words

The process of identifying relationships between items in a text

A word or phrase in a paragraph that helps determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word

An idea that explains more about a main idea

An adjective that expresses a specific quality about a character

To express the most important parts of a text in a shorter space and in the reader's own words

The point of view as expressed by the story's narrator

A single line of poetry

The basis for an argument within a text

A piece of information provided without opinion and presented as being true

The author's central thought

A broad topic of a discussion or work