PSSA Review Words 3

Match the following vocabulary word to its definition.

• giving human qualities to non-human things

• simile

• words which express sound

• metaphor

• comparison without using like or as

• onomatopoeia

• comparison using like or as

• personification

• repetition of initial consonant sounds

• alliteration

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

• denotation
• connotation

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

• connotation
• denotation

Match the following definition to its vocabulary word.

• hyperbole

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

• allusion

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

• imagery

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

• idiom

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

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

• rhyme

• meter

• rhythm

• free verse

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

• rhythm
• meter

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

• meter
• rhythm

a person, place, thing, or idea

Match the following definition to its vocabulary word.

• tone

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

• third-person omniscient

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

• third-person limited

• the attitude of the author toward the audience and characters

language that is not to be taken literally

• figurative language

• metaphor

• simile

• personification