Figurative Language
Writing to Inform
Reading With a Purpose
Vocabulary
Miscelleaneous
100

"Smooth like butter, like a criminal undercover" is an example of this literary device.

Simile

100

Thesis Statement Formula

What + Why

100

What is the meaning of an inference? A. a summary B. Drawing conclusions, a logical guess, what you can tell from a piece of literature C. the central message of a text

B. Drawing conclusions, a logical guess, what you can tell from a piece of literature

100
The central message or meaning that the author tries to convey in a piece of literature that relates to everyday life or human experiences. Ex: Love conquers all A. Thesis B. Theme C. Allusion
B. Theme
100

The set of ideas or emotions that a certain word implies. It is not the dictionary meaning. EX: When you say that a girl walking through the hall is HOT. A. Imagery B. Connotation C. Inference

A. Connotation

200

Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. Look, feel, sound, taste, and smell. Ex: The sick sweet smell of the red roses was all I could remember.

Imagery

200
What important sentence comes at the end of the introduction of an essay?

Why is this sentence important?

Thesis Statement: It provides the main point of the essay.
200

In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," the raven that visits the poem's speaker says only this one word.

Nevermore.

200

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before

What is the mood of this excerpt?
A. Euphoric B. Mysterious C. Defeated D. Confused

B. Mysterious

200
After Daniel did his chores, he played video games. The above is an example of a/an: A. Sentence Fragment B. Comma Splice C. Run-On Sentence D. Complete (Proper) Sentence
D. Complete (Proper) Sentence
300

"I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse" is an example of what literary device?

Hyperbole

300

Your STAAR essays should include these parts.
A. Hook, Example, Conclusion. B. Thesis, Transitions, Evidence, Explanation, Conclusion C. Transitions, Theme, Thesis, Conclusion

B. Thesis, Transitions, Evidence, Explanation, Conclusion

300

The attitude of the author/narrator towards the subject being written about

Tone

300
"The old woman staggered out with the enormous pack on her shoulders, which covered her completely. At first she swayed, heading out into the forest, where the air was filled with dusty white whirlwinds of snow, like goblins dancing in the cold. She disappeared, and Mother sighed and prayed for her safety." Identify the mood within the above passage? A. Staggering B. Cold C. Prayerful D. Anxious
D. Anxious
300

A literary device- when the audience/reader knows something that the characters do not 

Dramatic Irony

400

"All in all, you're just another brick in the wall" is an example of this literary device.

metaphor

400
This transition CANNOT be used to start a first body paragraph A. For example B. Furthermore C. Clearly
What is B. Furthermore
400

What can we infer about the character from the following quote?

"Matilda is a special child," Mrs. Wimbly said with a stern glare in Matilda's direction, "it won't happen again."

A. Mrs. Wimbly is Matilda's aunt
B. Mrs. Wimbly is disappointed in Matilda's actions
C. Mrs. Wimbly hates getting in trouble
D. Matilda is a special child

B. Mrs. Wimbly is disappointed in Matilda

400

Describe the mood in this passage: But to despair was to wish for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable…What was worse, to sit and wait for our own deaths with proper somber faces? Or to choose our own happiness? 

A. Desperate B. Joyful C. Nihilistic D. Hopeful

D. Hopeful

400
The lugubrious wails of the gypsies matched the dreary whistling of the wind in the all but-deserted cemetery. Based on context clues, we can infer the word "lugubrious" to mean: A. Exciting B. Sorrowful C. Disappointing D. Desperate
B. Sorrowful
500

A literary device that used words, people, objects, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning. Ex: The American flag or a white dove.

Symbolism

500

What do the words substantiated opinion and unsubstantiated opinion mean? A. Fact/Opinion B. Can be proven/Cannot be proven C. Compare/ Contrast

B.Can be proven/Cannot be proven

500
What is a character foil?
A character that contrasts with another character to highlight specific character traits.


Ex: Joker to the Batman

500

Words like "good" and "nice" are considered "dead words," or words that are too vague and nondescriptive to use in writing. Give 3 words to replace the dead word "angry."

(answers vary)

500

What disease did Edgar Allan Poe's wife (and several other female members of his family) die from?

Tuberculosis

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