POV
Things that make you go hmmm...
Literary Devices
STAAR verbs
Word Meaning
100

Point of view when the pronoun "I" and "we" are used...

What is first person point of view...

100

An educated guess using your background knowledge and textual evidence.....

What is an inference!!

100

Both are comparisons, but they only differ when like or as are used.

What is a metaphor and simile!

100

communicate (a message or information)

What is to convey!

100

a word meaning the opposite of...

What is an acronym!

200

Point of view when the pronouns "he" and "she" are used...

What is 3rd person point of view.

200

Passing the STAAR (although maybe irrelevant) helps one to avoid....

What is 30 hours of mandatory tutoring!

200

Why do writers and poets use figurative language...

What is to make their writing more interesting!

200

 to be unlike or dissimilar

What is to differ!

200

A word meaning the same...

What is a synonym!

300

Story telling when the narrator is a character in the story, dictating events from their perspective using "I" or "we."

What is first person point of view.

300

A necessary evil in life......

What is the STAAR test!

300

I have told you this a thousand times is an example of...

What is hyperbole!

300

to reach a decision or an opinion about...

What is to conclude!

300

sensory details will appeal to...

What are your 5 senses (sight, smell, hear, taste, and touch)

400

A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character.

What is 3rd person limited point of view

400

You are probably looking forward to going to....

What is high school!!

400

The chair called to me; I had to sit there!  This is an example of 

What is personification!

400

to show how to do something clearly...

What is to demonstrate!

400

to increase or make greater

What is to enhance!

500

A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.

What is third person omniscient point of view.

500

When a teenager is asked what their favorite thing to do in their idle time (excluding video games), they usually respond with...

What is SLEEP!  :)

500

Wearing rose colored glasses is another way to say one sees everything optimistically which is....

What is an idiom!

500

to cause someone to think about...

What is to suggest!

500

When looking up a word in the dictionary, always drop the _______ or _______, looking up only the root word.....

What is a prefix or a suffix!

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