Figurative Language
Words that an an author uses to describe something that don't have the meaning the words usually have.
What is figurative language?
The sentences or phrases of a poem.
What is a line?
Plays are broken down into Acts and these.
What are Scenes?
April 8, 2024
What is the day of the STAAR ELAR Test?
Emphasize means -
What is to make something very important, or stand out?
Compares two or more things using like or as.
What is a simile?
An instruction written into the script of a play
What are stage directions?
What strategy is used to to reduce the number of answer choices.
Process of Elimination
Dialogue means -
What is the conversation between two or more characters?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
What is alliteration?
The beat or song-like writing in a poem, usually based on syllables
What is the rhythm.
A person who tells the background information about the characters
What is a Narrator?
The words and sentences that you highlight after to read the question to prove that you know the answer.
What is text evidence?
Indicate means -
What is to point out or to show?
Comparing two things by saying one IS the other
What is a metaphor?
No rhyme scheme, no set line length, no set rhythm poem
What is freeverse?
Each scene changes based on this
What is a setting?
What you do when you are feeling frustrated and/or tired during the test.
What is take a short break by putting your head your head down, stretching behind your seat or asking to go to the bathroom.
Section means -
What is part of the text or a paragraph from the text?
Visually descriptive or making a picture with your words
What is imagery?
The feeling of a poem
What is the mood?
The person who wrote the script for a play
Who is the playwright?
What you do to prepare the day before the test.
What is get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and think positive?
Selection is -
What is the whole story, text or passage?