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English 1 STAAR Review #staar #english #english1 #grammar #writing #figurativelanguage
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What type of figurative language: "The dander in the dusty den danced in Denny's nose."
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
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What is the theme of a text?
The music that would match it
The attitude the author has about the subject
The summary
The lesson or message
3
Romeo sees Juliet in the tomb, beautiful but apparently dead, and kills himself.
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Wrinkly
Situational Irony
4
"The blanket was like a warm cocoon" contains what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor
Allusion
Simile
Personification
5
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Tone is how the author feels, mood is how the reader feels
Mood is shown through imagery, tone through dialogue
They are the same thing
Mood is how the author feels, tone is how the reader feels
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Paul closed his marriage counseling practice early so that he could file for divorce.
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Not ironic
7
"Randall stayed up so late studying that he overslept and missed school" has what fig. lang.?
Allusion
Paradox
Irony
Oxymoron
8
What type of figurative language: "Lara was a vicious hornet when she was angry."
Irony
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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"His nose was so red that everyone called him Rudolph" contains what figurative language?
Paradox
Metaphor
Allusion
Simile
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When someone says something but means the opposite of what they say.
Verbal irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
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What is the most important sentence of any essay?
First sentence
Evidence
Thesis
Last sentence
12
A term that describes when a character makes a speech alone onstage to show his/her thoughts.
Dialogue
Monologue
Dramatic Irony
Soliloquy
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The emotions or implications connected to a word.
Denotation
Connotation
Diction
There is no word for this
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What should be changed: "The three, beautiful, tall girls became models in New York."
No changes necessary
Remove the comma between "beautiful" and "tall"
Remove the comma between "three" and "beautiful"
Remove all commas
15
Sentence Type: "Jon cooked the steak while Sam prepared the vegetables."
Compound
Compound-Complex
Complex
Simple
16
What kind of essay do you write for the English 1 STAAR?
Expository
Short Answer
Persuasive
Literary Analysis
17
"Monica is a disgustingly beautiful woman" contains what type of figurative language?
Oxymoron
Simile
Allusion
Paradox
18
What should be changed: "Hermione dropped the crystal ball; and it rolled to Trelawney's feet."
the semicolon should be a comma
"and" should be "then"
No changes are necessary
the semicolon should be a colon
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A text that contains facts, statistics, and is real.
Fiction
Drama
Nonfiction
Poetry
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A group of lines in a poem that form a single unit.
Iamb
Stanza
Poem
Couplet
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What should be changed: "I have a problem: my cats destroyed my bridesmaid's dress!"
The colon should be a semicolon
No change necessary
"my" should be capitalized
"Bridesmaid's" should be "bride's maids"
22
The dictionary meaning of a word.
Diction
There is no term for this
Denotation
Connotation
23
The author of a play-
Poet
Author
Playwright
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What needs to be changed: "Frodo only had one question, how could he get to Mordor?"
Comma should be a semicolon
Comma should be a colon
No changes necessary
Question mark should be a period
25
What tense: "Rhonda cried when her mother brought out the special cake."
Future
Past
Past Perfect
Present
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Kevin is late to school, and his best friend remarks, "Good to see you so bright and early!"
Onomatopoeia
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
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The way an author/poet/playwright phrases his or her work.
Synecdoche
Diction
Inversion
Oxymoron
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A dramatic character with noble intentions who is nonetheless destined to fail.
Hero
Dramatic Irony
Tragic Hero
Round Character
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What should be changed: "Lisa went to her car and she put her coat on the seat."
No changes needed
Add a comma after "and"
Add a comma after "car"
Add a semicolon after "car"
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What needs to be changed: "Martha picks up her glasses and put them on."
No changes needed
Add a comma after "glasses"
"Picked up" should be "lifted"
"Put" should be "puts"
