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Review 7th grade STAAR
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text that explains, describes, or informs
literary
dramatic
expository
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a story about someone's life
narrative
biography
memoir
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describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences
decoding
paraphrasing
summarizing
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The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
hinting
exposition
foreshadowing
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Laughter is the music of the soul.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
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where you should look to help you find words with similar meanings
glossary
thesaurus
index
7
Arg! Watching that movie is like watching paint dry.
Simile
Metaphor
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I am ready for the STAAR test!
definitely
completely
totally
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the feeling created IN THE READER by a literary work or passage
attitude
mood
tone
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The door protested as it opened slowly.
Yes, that is me at the Renaissance Festival.
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
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The fire swallowed the entire forest.
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
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a conclusion which ties up plot events
protagonist
revelation
resolution
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the course of a narrative
plot
theme
climax
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the narrator knows the thoughts of many characters, possibly in multiple locations
omniscient
second person
third person
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This headache is killing me.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
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Carrie's cat clawed her couch
emancipation
alliteration
assonance
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The message or lesson of a story
climax
theme
main idea
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the turning point of the story, determines the outcome
falling action
climax
exposition
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In a play, the conversation between characters which advances the plot and reveals conflict.
dialogue
narration
stage directions
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the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or neighboring words.
rhyme
consonance
alliteration
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a speech or editorial that defends someone's claim or argument
narrative
persuasion
informational
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the use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
assonance
repetition
rhyme
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a character against the main character
antagonist
villain
protagonist
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words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning
textual evidence
context clues
stage directions
25
"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight..."
second person
third person
first person
26
Today, Mrs.Woods gave us a million problems for homework.
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
27
Please don’t just sit there like a bump on a log.
Simile
Metaphor
28
I will die of embarrassment if Ms. Carter calls on me in class!
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
29
Life is a roller coaster.
Simile
Metaphor
30
language that appeals to the 5 senses
olfactory
denotation
imagery
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The moon winked at me through the clouds above.
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Hyberbole
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introduction to characters, setting, and conflict
exposition
resolution
expedition
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The science assessment was a breeze.
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
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The blue veil of night hung over us.
alliteration
metaphor
perrsonification
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My backpack weighs a ton.
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
36
words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
parenthetical citations
stage directions
actor instructions
37
The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
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the repetition of sounds at the end of words
rhyme
rhythm
alliteration
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The perspective from which a story is told
angle
point- of- view
narrative
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They are as funny as a couple of monkeys.
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
