Poetry
What are the paragraphs of poetry called?
Stanzas
a comparison using like or as: "Her black hair was as black as midnight."
Simile
The #1 way to be successful in the reading section of the test
Actively read the passages
What are your FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Lines
Giving something non-human human-like qualities: "the curtains danced in the wind"
Personification
What type of question should you NEVER miss in the revising/editing section AND why
A spelling question because you can use a dictionary
The ACRONYM used to write an essay on the STAAR
ATDDC
How many times should you read the poem on a STAAR test
At least 3 - or - as many times as you need
An over-exaggeration: "He was so tall, he could touch the clouds"
Hyperbole
How many reasons should you have to help prove your point
Two
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem....
Chicken, get back; don’t peck me
For the cleaver in my hand
Just think, could be, soon chopping thee.
And then ye shall be much pained.
ABAC
When something represents something else: "Even though he had died years before, she always felt him with her when she wore his old t-shirt"
Symbolism
When there is a "connected reading" section where you are reading two stories, how should you answer the questions
- Read the first story and answer those questions first
- Read the second story and then answer those questions
- Then answer the comparison ones
the punctuation mark that is used before a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) in a compound sentence or to separate a list of words.
commas
The MOST important part of the essay
Thesis
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem....
Here eyes were as bright as the moon
She blinded me with her smile
I longed for the day when she would return
But I knew that day would never come
Free Verse - or - no rhyme scheme
Using repeating sounds at the beginning of words: "She silently slipped into the night"
Alliteration
What type of answer choice is the LEAST LIKELY to be the answer in this section
No change needed
Which part of ATDDC can you leave out of your paper if you absolutely need to
A - Attention Getter