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Key Terms
Constructed Response
Literary Devices
Forms of Poetry
100

 The narrator knows everything about all characters and events, including their thoughts and feelings, offering a god-like perspective

What is third person-omniscient?

100

Time and place in a story

What is setting?

100

Number of paragraphs in an argumentative essay

What is 5 paragraphs?

100

The use of words that imitate the natural sounds they describe.

What is Onomatopoeia?

100

A narrative poem, often set to music, that tells a story, typically about love, tragedy, or adventure.

What is a ballad?

200
highlighting and a brief summary of each paragraph

What is annotating?

200

how the author wants the reader to feel

what is mood?

200

Type of composition written to give a step by step list and/or directions

What is procedural essay?

200

A peculiar phrase or expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words.

What is an idiom?

200

A 14-line poem, often about love, that follows a specific rhyme scheme

What is a sonnet?

300

The next time you visit Houston, I suggest trying Triple J's barbeque

Point of View?

What is Second Person Perspective?

300

this is known as the turning point in a story

What is climax?

300

Some people believe it's better to live in a small town because it is quieter than the city.

This is the _____ argument of an essay.

What is counter?

300

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.

What is an allusion?

300

A poem or song written in honor of someone who has died, often expressing sorrow or mourning.

What is an elegy?

400

The message or lesson of the text

What is theme?

400

When you correct misspelled words, capitalization, and punctuation errors in your draft

What is edit?

400

Every constructed response on the STAAR test must include _________

What is text evidence?

400

A literary device that gives hints or clues about what will happen later in the story

What is foreshadowing?

400

A long narrative poem that tells the story of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.

What is an epic poem?

500

Words that helps the reader understand what the illustration or diagram is about and how it relates to the passage.

What is a caption?

500

On the STAAR, it is important to ________ your answers before submitting them.

What is review?

500

When citing text evidence, you must use what punctuation marks?

What is quotation marks?

500

When a speaker says one thing but means the opposite, often in a sarcastic or humorous way.


What is verbal irony?

500

A formal poem that expresses admiration or praise for someone or something.


What is an ode?