PSSA Reading Vocab- 6th Grade

piece of information that can be proven

words with similar meanings

to examine or judge carefully

the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological sequence of a narrative

an exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. it is used to emphasize a point

type of writing that tells a story

words with opposite meanings

a device in literature where an object represents an idea

form of a noun or pronoun that indicates "belonging to" for singular nouns

the feeling the author creates for the reader

fiction represented in a setting true to the history of the time in which the story takes place

restate text or passage in other words, often to clarify meaning or show understanding

one of two or more words pronounced alike, but different in spelling or meaning

figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without the use of like or as

figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics

main source of drama in a literary work

use of words that mimic sounds; help bring descriptions to life

author's message about the topic

method used by the author to give readers information about a character

short narratives featuring mythical beings such as fairies, elves, and spirits

any story that is the product of imagination rather than fact

an affix put before a word to alter its meaning

description of one thing in terms usually used for something else

narrative with animals that have human characteristics intended to convey a moral

conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic

the character who tells the story

a personal point of view or belief

judgement based on reasoning rather than direct statements; reading "between the lines"

story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work

a saying whose meaning can't be understood from the individual words in it

the perspective from which the story is told

the use of clues to give readers a hint of events that will occur later on

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

word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added to form different words

events in a story that are told by a single character from their point of view

category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content

relationship in which 1 condition brings about another condition as a direct result

A repetition of beginning sounds in 2 or more consecutive or neighboring words

group of letters placed after a word to modify its meaning or change it into a different group

the use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaning

the parts of literary work that represent conversation

language that appeals to the senses

story handed down from earlier times; its truth cannot be verified

point of view that presents the the events of a story from the outside of any single characters

story originating in oral tradition

repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

moment in a story when the action reaches its greatest conflict

present ideas &create an emotional experience-using meter, imagery, and rhythmic patterns

when the main character overcomes obstacles or challenges in a story

information from the reading that identifies a word or group of words

non-fiction text, written primarily to convey factual information

word or phrase that has become overly familiar or common place

comparison based upon the resemblance in some ways between things that are otherwise unlike