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The main part of the word.

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

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

When combining 2 sentences in the revising section, the correct answer will be the one that is-

Is the emotional weight a word carries.

His or her reason for writing a text.

What is the function of a thesis statement?

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

What type of examples do you need in the body paragraphs of your expository essay?

When the purpose of writing is to tell a story.

The style of speaking or writing determined by the author's choice of words

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Gives the reader facts, examples, and specific details to explain a topic.

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

How many paragraphs should there be in your expository essay?

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

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

The making of a casual or indirect reference to something.

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

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true.

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

Is the use of descriptive language that use the five senses

This is the most tested skill on the STAAR test (figure 19B)

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllable in a poem.

Words that have the same or nearly the same meaning.

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

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

How do you combine 2 independent clauses together?

This type of sentence contains only a subject and predicate.

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

The central message in a literary text.

When looking at sentence combining questions, they will try to trick you with-

You should pull examples for your expository essay from-

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

A comparison of two things that are largely dissimilar.

A character who has a complex personality. Like real people, they have depth.

What are the 3 types of author's purpose

Where in your essay does your thesis occur?

comparison of unlike things NOT using like or as.

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

A deliberate exaggeration.

What is the first sentence of your intro called?

Is a word's dictionary definition.

When you give human characteristics to non-human objects.

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

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

Poetry with no strict meter of rhyme.

Poetry with a fixed structure.

What is the most important sentence of your entire essay called?

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

A reference text that lists synonyms and antonyms.

Sets of lines in a poem.

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

the narrator of a poem is called the-

A decision based on evidence in a passage.

Words that have the opposite meaning.

Repetition of sounds at the ends of lines of poetry.

An image, sound, action that have a symbolic significance and contributes toward the theme.

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

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

Literature that is written in verse, or short lines.

These are allowable testing materials that you MUST REQUEST on test day-

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

Used to downplay the significance of something, often for ironic effect.