PSSA ELA TERMS

4. the moment in a story after tension builds and the conflict is most intense (the turning point)
8. one word that has the same meaning as another word
9. a group of neighboring words that begin with the same sound
10. a major idea that is the topic of discussion or writing
13. a story’s time and place
16. type of text that tells a story (may be fiction or nonfiction)
18. comparing two unlike things by using the words “like” or “as”
19. the author’s reason for writing

1. conversation between people in a story
2. a figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without using the words “like” or “as”
3. the part of a story that comes after the climax, when the conflict is resolved
5. one word that is the opposite of another word
6. a conclusion based on facts, reasoning, and “reading between the lines”
7. a struggle between characters, forces, or emotions (a problem)
11. a story’s sequence of events
12. an exaggeration; a statement that stretches the truth
14. a type or category of literature
15. a group of letters placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning
17. a judgment based on a personal point of view
19. of view the position from which a story is told