Mrs. Eoff's STAAR Review - ENG I EOC

A literary device that is used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event.

A short literary composition on a single subject.

A reference text that lists synonyms and antonyms.

Sets of lines in a poem.

The style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.

Words that have the opposite meaning.

Words that have the same or nearly the same meaning.

These describe the setting and tell the actor what to do in a play.

Is a person in a narrative work of arts (such as a novel, play, television series or film).

Gives real facts, examples, and specific details about a topic.

The main part of the word.

A speech delivered by one character while he or she is alone onstage.

When the purpose of writing is to tell a story.

When writers employ two or more characters to be engaged in conversation.

An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or object in history or other work.

How can you best prepare to write your essay?

A character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist.

A comparison of two things that are largely dissimilar.

When you give human characteristics to non-human objects.

Attempts to convince the reader to think or act in a certain way.

A reference source of words listed alphabetically with their meanings, origins, & pronunciation

A literary device using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive and impactful.

A literary work intended to be performed by actors for an audience.

Letters added to the end of the word to change its meaning.

A long speech delivered by one character, usually to another character.

Is a word's dictionary definition.

An alphabetical list that defines important words or terms used in a book or other text.

Repetition of sounds at the ends of lines.

An educated guess based on information and evidence combined with the reader's knowledge.

Letters added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning.

How long is the English II STAAR?

Is the emotional weight a word carries.

What kind of essay is on the English II STAAR?

A major division of a play.

Occurs when the reader or audience knows something that a character does not.

The repeated sound of the first letter in a series of multiple words.

Is a set of letters attached to the beginning or the end of a root word.

a literary device where the author uses phrases that exaggerate the basic statement.

A type of text that addresses actual people, events, places, or other real-life subjects.

Literature that is written in verse, or short lines.

A literary device where a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

What should you do if you don't know how to spell a word, or don't know what it means?

Which of these does an essay thesis NOT have to do?

Is the use of descriptive language to appeal to your senses and create a picture in your mind

Using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive and impactful.

Happens when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other actors on the stage.

A deliberate exaggeration.

The central message in a literary text.

Is a direct comparison of two unlike things, using the word like or as.

What is the author's attitude toward the reader or subject called?