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PSSA Vocabulary #4
| Questions |
Answers |
| A literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness |
Satire |
| A perfixes are groups of letters that can be placed befoe a word to alter its meaning |
Prefix |
| The speed at which a person reads, usually silently |
Reading rate |
| The study of meaning in language |
Semantics |
| The time and place in which a story unfolds |
Setting |
| A comparison of 2 unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used |
Symbolism |
| Refers to statements that have the appearance of truth or reality |
Validity |
| A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of literary work |
Theme |
| The fluency, rhythm & liveliness in writing that make it unique to the writer |
Voice |
| A device in literature where an object represents an idea |
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