Vocabulary
STAAR Verbs
Poetry
STAAR Strategies
Figurative Language
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Another word for describe?
What is "tell?"
100
Express on a STAAR test means
"What is to show"
100
In poetry, a paragraph refers to a
"What is a stanza?"
100
STAAR strategy at the beginning of the test
"What is pre-read the questions?"
100
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A comparison that uses like or as
"What is a simile?"
200
Another word for convey
"What is to make known?"
200
To emphasize on STAAR test means
"What is to give importance?"
200
We often find figurative language in poetry
"What is to help readers draw mental images?"
200
STAAR strategy during the test (while you are ACTUALLY reading)
"What is underline/highlight important words and phrases?"
200
A comparison that does NOT us like or as
"What is a metaphor?"
300
Sensory language consists of
What are words that create imagery, sight, smell, taste, touch, hear?"
300
Another word for the STAAR verb present
"What is to show?"
300
The author of a poem
"What is poet?"
300
STAAR strategy before answering a question
"What is going back into the text to find the proof?"
300
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of 2 or more words
"What is alliteration?"
400
Another word for establish
"What is to show?"
400
Contrast refers
"What is different?"
400
Repetition is used in poetry
"What is to create emphasis?"
400
STAAR summary strategy
"What is 'BME,' beginning, middle, and end?"
400
An extreme exaggeration
"What is a hyperbole?"
500
Another word for theme
"What is lesson"
500
Similar refers to
"What is the same?"
500
Poetry put to music
"What is a song?"
500
STAAR strategy when finished with test
"What is double checking answers?"
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Enhances the readers imagery and understanding of the writing
"What is figurative language?"