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Practice for the PSSA

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show The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words. (Sarah sells sea shells by the seashore)  
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Author's point of view   show
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Author's purpose   show
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Cause and effect   show
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show The unifying element of a piece of a text.  
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Claim   show
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show To place characters, situations, or ideas together to show common and/or differing features in literary selections.  
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show A relationship or association between one or more individuals, ideas, or events.  
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Convey   show
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Demonstrate   show
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show Conversation between characters or speakers in a literary work, referring specifically to the speech of characters in a drama.  
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Evaluate   show
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show Facts, statistics, details, quotations, or other sources of data and information that provide support for claims or an analysis.  
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Focus   show
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Generalization   show
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show A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content.  
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Hyperbole   show
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Inference   show
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show To give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning or understanding of a text.  
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Key concept/detail   show
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Key event   show
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show An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form (e.g., Flowers danced about the lawn).  
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Plot   show
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show To provide a brief retelling of key events in the order of occurrence.  
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Relevant   show
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show The order in which events take place within a story.  
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show The time and place in which a story takes place.  
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show A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used (e.g., The ant scurried as fast as a cheetah).  
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Stanza   show
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show One of the essential components of a story (e.g., character, setting, plot).  
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Structure   show
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Style   show
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show To capture all of the most important parts of the original text (paragraphs, story, poem) but express them in a much shorter space and as much as possible in the reader’s own words.  
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Text feature   show
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Theme   show
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show The attitude of the author toward the audience, the characters, the subject, or the work itself (e.g., serious, humorous).  
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