PSSA ELA Review #2

a personal point of view using "I" point of view; may also contain me, our, we ,us

the story of a person's life written by himself or herself

the use of a word to mean the exact opposite of its usual meaning

coming up with ways things are different

the problem or struggle in a short story or novel

to find the similarities between two things

tell why or how

the author's central thought; the topic sentence of a paragraph

structure in nonfiction texts- author finds similarities and differences between two objects

the story structure- the rising action, the climax, the falling action and the resolution.

the dictionary meaning of a word

a judgement based on a personal point of view

a structure in nonfiction texts- the author presents a problem and possible solutions to it

to make an overstatement or stretch the truth

the use of words whose sounds express or suggest their meaning (ex. hiss, pop, bang)

telling the short version

support used in written prompts which is taken from the text (TDAs)

to back up with details

the attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (ex. serious or humorous)

conversation between people in a literary work

a comparison of two or more things not using like or as

a story of novel that is not true; made up from the imagination

giving human-like qualities ro non-human things

the pattern or beat of a poem

used to influence people to believe, buy, or do something

exaggeration or overstatement

poetry that does not have meter or rhyme scheme; sounds like regular speech

read between the lines

the method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

distinguish, tell apart and recognize differences between two or more items.