Literary Device
"Break a leg" to mean good luck is an example of this
What is HYPERBOLE
a group of letters placed before the root word.
What is a PREFIX
This type of evidence is not factual and id usually based on personal experience
What is ANECDOTAL
This text structure describes specific person, places, things or ideas.
What is DESCRIPTION
Running, walking and singing are action words, also known as this
What is a VERB
The stars danced in the sky is an example of this literary device
What is PERSONIFICATION
Add these two letters to the word "mature" to mean someone who is not mature.
What is IM
This acronym is used as a writing strategy for written responses
What is R.A.C.E
It is the text structure where events take place over time
What is SEQUENCE
A word used to identify people, places, things, and ideas is also known as this
What is a NOUN
To be hungry as a hippo is an example of this literary device
What is a SIMILE
Add this suffix to turn the noun beauty into an adjective
What is FUL
In literature, this word is used to describe factual events
What is NONFICTION
The informational text structure that answers what happened and why it happened
What is CAUSE AND EFFECT
A word used to describe people, places, things, and ideas is also known as this
What is an ADJECTIVE
a hint to what is going to happen later in the story
What is FORESHADOWING
Phobia is a Latin suffix meaning fear. For example, arachnophobia, which is the fear of this
What are SPIDERS
Essential knowledge and skills learned in Texas schools are given this acronym
What is TEKS
The informational text structure that shows similarities and differences
What is COMPARE AND CONTRAST
The clock went tick tock, The bomb went boom, The cow went mooo and the frog went ribbit are all examples of this literary device
What is ONOMATOPOEIA
“As she fastened the seat belt, she remembered the time when she fell off of the top of a slide in her childhood.”
What is FLASHBACK
Mono is a prefix meaning this
What is:
One
Alone
Single
Approaches and meets are benchmarks on the STAAR test with this being the highest tier
What is MASTERS
The informational text structure that has a problem and an answer to the problem
What is PROBLEM AND SOLUTION
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of what literary device
What is ALLITERATION