PSSA Review Words 3

Match the following vocabulary word to its definition.

• repetition of initial consonant sounds

• alliteration

• giving human qualities to non-human things

• onomatopoeia

• comparison without using like or as

• simile

• words which express sound

• personification

• comparison using like or as

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

the direct or dictionary meaning of a word​ (a)  

• denotation
• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

the emotional associations connected with a word -- may be positive, negative, or neutral​ (a)  

• connotation
• denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Match the following definition to its vocabulary word.

• idiom

• a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

• allusion

• a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from the literal meaning

• hyperbole

• a word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses

• imagery

• a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

identical or very similar recurring final sounds in a words, usually at the end of lines of a poem

• rhyme

• meter

• rhythm

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

the representation of stressed and unstressed syllables in a POEM; "the beat"​ (a)  

• rhythm
• meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a LINE of poetry​ (a)  

• meter
• rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

a person, place, thing, or idea

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Match the following definition to its vocabulary word.

• tone

• the attitude of the author toward the audience and characters

• third-person omniscient

• an all-knowing narrator who can reveal not only what happens but also what all characters think and feel

• third-person limited

• the narrator is outside the story, and can only reveal the thought and feelings of one character

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

language that is not to be taken literally

• figurative language

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4