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The reason an author includes specific elements or details in their writing
entertain
narrator
author's purpose
prediction
2
These things: ( )
quotation marks
brackets
parentheses
question mark
3
Language intended to provoke an emotional response.
clarity
loaded terms
rhetorical fallacy
bandwagon
4
To show or reveal
demonstrate
visualize
smart
compensate
5
Her hair was golden sunlight pouring down her back.
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
6
A conclusion based on evidence
relevant
elaborate
dialect
generalization
7
The turning point in the story
exposition
resolution
conflict
climax
8
Words that appear above sections of text, often bolded
title
glossary
subheading
index
9
A section of text from a larger literary work
piece
story
excerpt
graphic
10
To draw a conclusion; to use clues to make an educated guess
summary
differ
confer
infer
11
Her hope was a fragile seed.
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
12
Allie has a million pairs of shoes in her closet.
personification
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
13
The person telling the story
dialect
antagonist
narrator
protagonist
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To tell what has happened before by going back in time in the story
flashback
payback
foreshadowing
point of view
15
How would you describe letters written like this?
parentheses
subheading
bolded
italicized
16
The author's position on an issue in a persuasive piece.
rhetoric
main idea
claim
theme
17
The problem in a story
resolution
rising action
conflict
exposition
18
Scars are the roadmap to the soul.
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
19
A poem that expresses emotion
Narrative
Lyric
Stanza
Epic
20
An author's attitude toward his/her subject.
organzation
conflict
comparison
tone
21
The events in the story including conflict, climax, resolution
dialogue
plot
problem
inference
22
To hint at what will happen later in the story
foreshadow
flashback
tree shadow
compare
23
She hung her head like a dying flower.
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
24
The city never sleeps.
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
25
A poem that tells a story
Stanza
Plot
Narrative
Lyric
26
Kisses are the flowers of love in bloom.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
27
Types of literature.
genres
passages
illustrations
groups
28
How the reader sees the events in the story; the perspective
theme
visualize
point of view
imagery
29
Characters speaking in a text, for example, "Hi Peter! How are you doing?"
dialogue
speaker
plot
parody
30
A comparison between two or more unalike things using the words "like" or "as"
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
31
The repetition of vowel sounds. Example: The man had a racket and a baguette.
alliteration
symbolism
oxymoron
assonance
32
When words that are written darker than the others
print
cursive
italics
bold
33
To give an object human characteristics
hyperbole
personification
oxymoron
simile
34
The business world would chew you up and spit you out.
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
35
She was as fragrant as a rose in the garden.
personification
hyperbole
methaphor
simile
36
The message or central point of the story; a universal human truth
theme
plot
organization
paraphrase
37
Consecutive words beginning with a repetitive consonant sound
personification
alliteration
simile
metaphor
38
Life is like giant a fashion show.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
39
Writing in verse and stanzas
historical fiction
poem
purpose
science fiction
40
A comparison between two unalike things without using like or as
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
41
We are all shadows on the wall of time.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
42
A type of language in a country, region or area. Example: "Hey y'all, what up?!"
sarcasm
dialect
imagery
dialogue
43
To give more details
summarize
react
elaborate
infer
44
Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper
alliteration
song
poem
rhyme
45
The letter sat there, daring me to open it.
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
simile
46
The author of a play.
actor
narrator
playwright
stage
47
To convince someone to do or believe something
exaggerate
persuade
evade
inform
48
Words that are sounds
metaphor
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
49
Rhyme is an example of the following:
imagery
sound device
figurative language
onomatopoeia
50
The silence crept into the classroom.
hypebole
personification
simile
metaphor
51
Something that goes beyond what is true
simile
exaggeration
alliteration
metaphor
52
Figurative language that appeals to the senses
foreshadow
censor
imagery
visualize
53
The trees whispered softly in the gentle breeze.
hyperbole
personification
simile
metaphor
54
To guess what will happen in the future based on evidence
summarize
hyperbole
details
predict
55
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
assonance
hyperbole
metaphor
symbolism
56
The cat cared not for the crafty crawfish.
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
alliteration
57
Another word for funny
plot
elaborate
exagerrate
humorous
58
Kyle looked at the test with a stare as blank as his notebook.
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
59
BONUS!!!! ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THE STAAR TEST?
DEFINITELY
YES
FO' SIZZLE
NO DOUBT
60
To put what you read into your own words
paraphrase
visualize
imagery
demonstrate
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The cast on Michael's broken leg was a plaster shackle.
hyperbole
personification
simile
metaphor
62
The feeling an author creates for the reader
poetry
mood
character
tone
