PSSA Review Words Part 2

Match the following vocabulary word with its definition.

• the turning point in a work of fiction

• setting

• The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place

• conflict

• the solution to the conflict in a story

• climax

• problem or struggle in a story or novel

• plot

• sequence of events in a story

• resolution

a literary point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story who takes part in the action; uses words like "I", "me", "we", etc.​ (a)  

• first person
• point of view

a story written to be performed by actors; a play

• drama

• narrative

• autobiography

• biography

support used in written prompts which is taken either from the text (TDAs) or is formulated from the mind of the students (regular essays)

• climax

• evidence

• dialogue

• symbolism

Match the definition to the correct vocabulary word.

• biography

• a story or novel that is not true; it is made up from the imagination

• narrative

• the story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work

• autobiography

• text that tells a story

• fiction

• the story of a person's life written by himself or herself

the methods an author uses to develop characters and their traits, include directly and indirectly describing the character

• mood

• theme

• dialogue

• characterization

Match the following

• irony

• an object that has its own meaning, but suggest other meaning as well

• mood

• a message or lesson about life or human nature revealed through a work of fiction

• theme

• emotion or feeling created in the reader; conveyed through setting, characters, and word choice

• symbolism

• something happens that was the opposite of what was expected

telling the main ideas and most important details in your own words ​ (a)  

• summarize
• symbolism

who tells the story (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)

conversation between people in literary work

• summarize

• characterization

• dialogue

• plot