PSSA words sets 1-3

two or more words that have similar meanings

A picture that shows the appearance, structure or working of something.

One or more letters attached to the beginning or end of a word or a base.

an object or idea given human qualities or human form

a category used to classify literary works (poetry, science fiction...)

a word that is the opposite of another word

words that have several meanings depending upon how they are used in a sentence

An adjective that describes a character and expresses a specific quality about the character.

the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words

The portion of the story after climax, in which the conflict is resolved.

a text with fictional characters based on actual historical settings, events, or people

The structure of a story or the sequence in which the author arranges events in the story.

a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

A reader retells in his own words a story or article that has just been read.

The person, animal or thing telling the story or giving an account of something.

Prefixes and suffixes can be added to this to form a new word.

A person, animal or object portrayed in a literary work.

the author's intent to inform, to entertain, or persuade

the point of view when the story is told from the "I" perspective

a lyric poem with 14 lines that rhyme

Capture the most important parts of the text but in a much shorter space and in your own words

word combinations that have different meanings than the actual meaning

a judgement based on a personal point of view

language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect

the main lesson of a passage

a dramatic speech, revealing thoughts and feelings, aloud by a character while alone on stage

a story that tries to explain the origin of the world, can contain gods and supernatural beings

A struggle or clash between two or more characters, forces or emotions.

The point in the story when the conflict is decided one way or another (most intense moment)

the comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

the perspective from which the events of a story are told

The time and place a story takes place.

a type of text that aims to present ideas and evoke an emotional experience in the reader

an exaggeration or overstatement

a story that illustrates human character traits through inanimate objects and tells a lesson

a story originating in the oral tradition (legends, ghost stories, fairy tales, and fables)

Words or phrases from the text that clarify the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Conversation between or among characters.

to examine and to judge carefully

the life lesson learned in a story or text

a type of genre in which events occur outside the ordinary laws of the universe

the point of view when the story is told from the perspective of someone outside the story

groups of lines in a poem

a work intended to be performed by actors on a stage, radio or television

the repetition of identical or similar sounds in a poem or literary work