STAAR READING Flashcards
1
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Theme
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the message of the story
2
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acts {drama}
A
sections of the play that can be divided into scenes
3
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plot
A
action of the story, what happnes
4
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dialogue
A
talking between 2 characters
5
Q
alliteration
A
the repetition of some sound
6
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Onomatopoeia
A
words that imitate sounds [boom bam sap]
7
Q
assonance
A
the repetition of the sound of a vowel
8
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10
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rhyme scheme
A
the pattern of rhyming lines
11
Q
FL
A
uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification to describe something
12
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simile
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comparing 2 things USEING like or as
13
Q
metaphor
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comparing 2 things WITHOUGHT using like or as
14
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personification
A
giving human characteristics to a non living thing
15
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hyperbole
A
an extreme exaggeration
