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PSSA literary terms
PSSA Reading Glossary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a prefix or a suffix | affix |
| the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words | alliteration |
| an implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event | allusion |
| a word that is the opposite of another word | antonym |
| a noun that immediately follows another noun and is set off by commas | appositive |
| the author's intent to inform or teach about something, to entertain, or to persuade or convince their readers to do or not to do something | author's purpose |
| the topic and a specific feeling or idea associated with it | thesis |
| the story of a person's life written by himself or herself | autobiography |
| a judgment based on a personal point of view | bias |
| the story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the writing | biography |
| the method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities | characterization |
| the turning point in a narrative; the moment when the conflict is at its most intense | climax |
| placing characters, situations, or ideas together to show common features | compare |
| a word composed of two or more smaller words | compound word |
| the ending of a story or the summarization of ideas | conclusion |
| a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions | conflict or problem |
| information from the reading that identifies a word or a group of words | context clues |
| to show differences | contrast |
| a conversation between people | dialogue |
| to examine and to judge carefully | evaluate |
| to make an overstatement or to stretch the truth | exaggerate |
| a narrative intended to convey a moral; animals or inanimate objects with human characteristics are often characters | fable |
| an attack on a person instead of an issue (propaganda) | name calling |
| appeal that tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it's popular or because "everyone" is doing it (propaganda) | bandwagon |
| an attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument (propaganda) | red herring |
| a technique that tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader's emotions instead of to logic and reason (propaganda) | emotional appeal |
| a technique that attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea (propaganda) | testimonial |
| a technique that attempts to persuade the reader by repeating a message over and over again (propaganda) | repetition |
| a technique that makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information (propaganda) | sweeping generalization |
| states a conclusion as part of the proof of an argument (propaganda) | circular argument |
| a technique that attempts to persuade the reader by showing how many people think something is true (propaganda) | appeal to numbers, facts, or statistics |
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