Figurative Language
This device is used to compare one thing to another. It's a whale of a device.
What is a metaphor?
This article talks about the Rwandan Genocide.
What is "Does The Justice System Neglect Forgiveness?"?
I feel lucky.
What is a Simple Sentence?
This type of response is only 475 characters long.
What is an SCR? (short constructed response)
He used all sorts of Rhetorical Appeals to explain the dream he had. Too bad he got shot.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This device helps the reader picture the scene in their head. Maybe they have a sixth sense.
What is Imagery?
This article is an interview with a man about what makes him angry, and how he uses that anger.
What is "Anger as Inspiration"?
I'd make this answer hard, but you're all pretty smart.
What is a Compound Sentence.
Don't forget to add an introduction and a conclusion to this open-ended question.
What is an ECR? (extended constructed response)
This device is used to really bring your set pieces to life. The chairs are jumping with joy.
What is Personification?
Don't get spooked, but I think the main character danced with a ghost in this one.
What is "The Girl in White"?
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is a Compound-Complex Sentence
"What was the author's intention for writing this piece?" If you can remember these verbs, the answer to this question is a piece of pie.
What are to Persuade, Inform, and Entertain?
It's a SNAP CRACKLE and POP to remember this device.
What is an Onomatopoeia?
Dracula may be a blood sucker, but the culprit in this story was an entirely different blood sucking beast.
Shooting a basket is easy because the trash can is only two feet away.
What is a Complex Sentence?
A. Don't be fooled by this question.
B. The evidence you need matches the above question.
What is a Multipart?
This character in a dystopian society wanted to show everyone why he was the emperor. Too bad he got shot.
Who is Harrison Bergeron?
This is the greatest device ever! God himself rates it the BEST!
What is Hyperbole?
He comes after you while your mother makes breakfast. I'm unsure if the child lived or died.
What is Windigo?
The teacher, a strict grader, assigned extra work; the class groaned in agony.
What is a Compound Sentence?
Answering a STAAR question correctly is tough enough as it is, but this type of question wants you to select TWO answers!
What is Multiselect?