ELA PSSA Terms Review

Question 1

a short, humorous poem composed of five lines and has an AABBA rhyme scheme

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limerick

Question 2

the time and place of the action in a story; ex: Finding Nemo takes place in ocean by Australia

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setting

Question 3

point of view of story in which it is told by person outside story; only know thoughts of ONE

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third person limited

Question 4

ideas that support the main idea

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supporting details

Question 5

comparing two unlike things using like or as

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simile

Question 6

a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem

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stanza

Question 7

giving human characteristics to non-human things

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personification

Question 8

the point of view of a story in which it is told by a character in the story; pronouns I, me

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first person

Question 9

a person, place, or thing

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noun

Question 10

a logical guess that is made based on facts and one's own knowledge and experience

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inference

Question 11

a sentence with two independent clauses

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compound

Question 12

to identify the similarities and differences of two or more things

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compare and contrast

Question 13

a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word; ex: shut vs. close

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synonym

Question 14

a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

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complex

Question 15

the first sentence in an essay that gets the reader's attention

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hook

Question 16

a word or phrase that means the opposite of another word or phrase, for example big and small

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antonym

Question 17

words that combine things or ideas; for example for, and, yet, but, so, etc.

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conjunctions

Question 18

the part of the plot in which the story begins to close; shows the events after the climax

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falling action

Question 19

words that sound like sounds; for example Crash and Bang

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onomatopoeia

Question 20

organizational method for TDA essay

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HOT ACEs ROC

Question 21

the true account of a person's life written by another person

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biography

Question 22

who or what a sentence is about

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subject

Question 23

the stage of the plot that introduces the conflict or struggle; suspense builds

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rising action

Question 24

comparing two unlike things without using like or as

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metaphor

Question 25

writing that tells an imaginary story, basic elements include plot, setting, characters, theme

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fiction

Question 26

a conflict that involves a character who struggles within themselves; possible a hard decision

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internal conflict

Question 27

the voice that tells the story, may be a character in the story or someone outside the story

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narrator

Question 28

the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words, for example "Sally sold seashells"

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alliteration

Question 29

a sentence with one independent clause

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simple

Question 30

central idea of a piece of writing or literature; most important idea

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main idea

Question 31

a conflict that involves a character who struggles against an outside force (person or nature)

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external conflict

Question 32

the way a writer creates and develops a character through speech, appearance, actions, etc.

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characterization

Question 33

writing that tells about real people, things, events, places, etc; newspapers, essays, etc.

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nonfiction

Question 34

the final part of a story that includes the final outcome of the story

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resolution

Question 35

the sentence in the introductory paragraph of an essay that tells the writers position or topic

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thesis statement

Question 36

a word that shows action; could be helping, linking, or action

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verb

Question 37

a pattern of end rhymes in a poem; assign the same letter to lines that rhyme

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rhyme scheme

Question 38

the point of the most excitement and interest in a story; usually occurs towards the end

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climax

Question 39

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

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rhythm

Question 40

a type of clause that is a complete thought and can stand on its own

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independent

Question 41

the first stage of a typical story plot; describes the setting and introduces characters

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exposition

Question 42

the repetition of sounds at the end of words; for example "cat" and "hat"

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rhyme

Question 43

the problem in a story; a struggle between two opposing forces

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conflict

Question 44

a word that replaces a noun; for example "she" for Jane or "we" for Jane and I

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pronoun

Question 45

a groups of words that is missing a subject or a verb or both

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phrase

Question 46

a group of words that has a subject and a verb and is a complete thought

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clause

Question 47

words or phrases surrounding a word that provides hints about the word's meaning

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context clues

Question 48

the message or lesson the writer believes to be true and supports in the essay or story

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theme

Question 49

a relationship in which one event brings about the other

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cause and effect

Question 50

a story written about a real person's life that is written by that person

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autobiography

Question 51

a word that shows a relationship between two words; for example in, on, of, between, etc.

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preposition

Question 52

a type of clause that is not a complete thought and can not stand on its own

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dependent

Question 53

form of Japanese poetry with 17 syllables with a 5, 7, 5 pattern; about nature

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haiku

Question 54

in an argumentative essay, the part that gives evidence to support the other side

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counterclaim

Question 55

the people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action or work or literature

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characters

Question 56

the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

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mood

Question 57

an extreme exaggeration; for example, "my head is about to explode"

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hyperbole

Question 58

a word that describes a verb; often ends in "ly"

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adverb

Question 59

written conversation between two or more characters, it is set off with quotation marks

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dialogue

Question 60

point of view in which story is told by someone not in story; know thoughts of everyone

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third person omniscient

Question 61

the series of events in a story; usually centers around the conflict of the story

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plot

Question 62

A word that describes a noun

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adjective

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