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Terms for PSSA Assessment ELA 7th Grade

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