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Terms for PSSA Assessment ELA 7th Grade

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conclusion   show
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show reinforces; backs up;  
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show help by adding to; give  
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development   show
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plot   show
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foreshadow   show
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metaphor   show
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show to stress a certain point; to dwell on a specific point; to make a point  
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to highlight   show
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to reveal   show
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show opinion or perspective; standpoint  
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show a part; performance; position  
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setting   show
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create   show
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conflict   show
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resolved   show
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resolution   show
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illustrate   show
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theme   show
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show to think through; to break down  
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show the consequence; the outcome  
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show 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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show the use of specific nouns and vivid verbs to create strong, mental pictures without using too many words  
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flashback   show
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show 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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show a figure of speech, comparing two or more unlike things using words such as "like" or "as"  
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sensory language   show
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hyperbole   show
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show in poetry; a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that give a poem its beat  
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rhyme   show
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show a group of lines in a poem  
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show a poem or a group of lines in a poem  
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line   show
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show the pattern of rhyming sounds in a poem  
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show one who writes poetry  
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show the narrator of a poem  
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show helps to build; establishes a meaningful part  
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show helps to build the plot; establishes a meaningful part of the plot  
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