Reading Pssa

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alliteration

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The repetition of neighboring consonant sounds in neighboring words.

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Paul's pink pig picks posies.

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allusion

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A reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.

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antonym

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A word that is the opposite of another word.

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analysis

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The process or result of identifying the parts of the whole and their relationships to one another.

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characterization

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The method an author uses to reveal his characters and their personalities.

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compare

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To show common or differing features

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context clues

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Information from the reading that identifies a word or group of words.

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figurative language

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Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

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focus

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The center of interest or attention

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genre

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A category used to identify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content (prose, poetry, etc.)

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graphic organizer

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a diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships

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homophone

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A word that is pronounced the same but has a different meaning.

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(hair, hare) (scale [musical], scale [fish] )

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration or over statement

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I was so hungry I could eat a horse.

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idiom

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An expression that has a meaning that cannot be understood if taken literally

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Get on the ball.

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informational passage

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nonfiction selection

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irony

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The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning.

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When someone spills something and you say, " Real nice".

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literary conflict

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the struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in a plot

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literary devices

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tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to writing such as dialogue and alliteration

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literary elements

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The essential techniques used in literature, such as characterization, setting, plot, and theme

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literary structures

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the author's method of organizing text, such as foreshadowing and flashbacks

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metaphor

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The comparison of two unlike things with out using like or as

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narrative

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a story, actual or fictional, expressed orally or in writing

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narrative passage

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text in any form that tells a story

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paraphrase

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restate the text or passage in other words often to clarify meaning or show understanding

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personification

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an object or abstract idea that is given human qualities or form

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The flowers danced in the wind.

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phonics

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the relationship between letters and sounds

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point of view

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the vantage point from which the story is told

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purpose statement

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a statement used to establish the reason for reading a passage, article, or story

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satire

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a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness

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simile

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the comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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I am as hungry as a horse.

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synonym

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words that have similar meanings

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(grief, sadness)

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theme

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the major idea of a literary work

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onomatopoeia

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words that sound like the noise that they are

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buzz, woosh

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fact

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statement that can be proved to be true

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opinion

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statement based on thoughts or emotions

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slang

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language used that is not grammatically corect

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meter

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the beat in a poem

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literary elements

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The essential techniques used in literature, such as characterization, setting, plot, and theme

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rhyme

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ending lines in a verse with the same sound