____________ makes a comparison between two things using like of as.
Simile
What is opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces?
Conflict
What strategy can you use to analyze a poem?
TPFASTT or paraphrase
What does primary mean? Ex. What is the primary idea in the passage?
Most important
What can you use to grab the readers attention in your essay?
Hook
_____ is the author's attitude in a piece of writing.
Tone
The ______ _______ that an author wants to convey, essentially telling the reader what the text is about in a nonfiction/informational text is called what?
Main Idea
In a ______, you mentioned the title of the story, the author's name, and provide a little bit of context about the story.
Bridge
What should you restate in your conclusion?
Thesis
___________ is a type of figurative language that gives human-like characteristics to inanimate objects
Personification
What is the process of checking capitalization, noun and verb usage, punctuation, and spelling.
Editing
aAbook containing a classified list of synonyms is called what?
Thesaurus
What is the most important part of your essay?
Thesis
_________________ ___________________ are specific pieces of information, such as facts, examples, reasons, or explanations, that help explain, clarify, or prove a main idea or topic sentence.
Support details
What is the overall feeling or atmosphere a piece of writing evokes in the reader?
Mood
How many paragraphs should you have in your essay?
4
How many sentences should your essay be?
11-13
The perspective from which the events in the story are told is called what?
Point of view
What strategy can you use to write your essay?
TEPR/AIDS
___________ is the central idea, message, or topic explored within a work, often encompassing broader human experiences or societal issues.
Theme
The narrative voice of a poem (as distinct from the poet) is called what?
Narrator
What strategy can you use to analyze paired selections?
Venn Diagram
What do we call when figurative language that evokes a mental image of any of the five senses?
Imagery
What type of written responses can you expect to write on the STAAR test? Hint: There are 2
SCR (Short Constructed Response) and ECR (Extended Constructed Response)
The time and place in which a narrative occurs. Elements of setting may include the physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes place.
Setting
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