Poetry/Drama
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Genres
Reading STAAR Strategies
100
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions
100
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme
100
Example - The tree danced in the breeze
What is personification
100
Text that explains, describes, or informs
What is expository
100

The very first thing you should do when you come to a story. 

What is make a prediction?

200
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue
200
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing
200
Example - The earth is a green blanket
What is a metaphor
200
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama
200

Focuses on the characters in the story.

What is WHO?

300
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme
300
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
300
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile
300

Recounts a hero's deeds; the hero goes on a quest to save the world, country, etc.

What is an epic tale

300
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing
400
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition
400
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
400
Sound words- "pow" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia
400

A story about someone's life written by that person

What is a personal narrative?

400

Things we notice as we read. Different parts/events of the story. Often follows the plot.

WHAT am I learning so far?

500
The main unit of a poem; varies in length.
What is a line
500
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood
500
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is imagery
500

When following on our main character, we focus on these five things.

What is SAY, DO, THINK, REACT, and SOLVE?

500

Acronym for summarizing.

What is Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then. (SWBTS)

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