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PSSA Terminology
Terms for PSSA Assessment ELA 7th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conclusion | completion; consequence; the ending; the result |
| supports | reinforces; backs up; |
| contribute | help by adding to; give |
| development | advancement; build up; unfolding; progress |
| plot | the story line; the plan from the problem until the problem is solved |
| foreshadow | a hint or clue of what is going to happen |
| metaphor | figure of speech; comparing two or more unlike things as if one thing is another |
| to emphasize | to stress a certain point; to dwell on a specific point; to make a point |
| to highlight | to focus; to draw attention to |
| to reveal | to bring out into the open; to expose; to make known or plain |
| point of view | opinion or perspective; standpoint |
| role | a part; performance; position |
| setting | environment; time and place; location; surroundings |
| create | build; bring into existence; design or establish |
| conflict | fight or struggle; battle |
| resolved | settled; solved; worked out |
| resolution | the decision; the aim; the purpose |
| illustrate | make clear; explain; make plain; show |
| theme | general subject or topic |
| analyze | to think through; to break down |
| effect | the consequence; the outcome |
| a prompt | statements on a topic or an issue, followed by questions or instructions to inspire a response in the form of an essay |
| precise language | the use of specific nouns and vivid verbs to create strong, mental pictures without using too many words |
| flashback | a memory; a recollection |
| author’s purpose | the reason an author writes; the specific topic an author writes about and the manner: to inform, persuade, entertain or explain |
| simile | a figure of speech, comparing two or more unlike things using words such as "like" or "as" |
| sensory language | words that describe details using the five senses, helping the reader to visualize, smell, hear, taste or feel, experiencing the writing |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; big talk |
| rhythm | in poetry; a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that give a poem its beat |
| rhyme | like sounds in words, especially the end of words or lines of verse |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem |
| verse | a poem or a group of lines in a poem |
| line | a group of words arranged into a row in a poem |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyming sounds in a poem |
| poet | one who writes poetry |
| speaker | the narrator of a poem |
| contribute to the development | helps to build; establishes a meaningful part |
| contribute to the development of the plot | helps to build the plot; establishes a meaningful part of the plot |
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