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Literary Terms
Poetry
Drama
Non-Fiction/Fiction
STAAR Strategies
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Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers is what two types of figurative language.
consonance & alliteration
100
When a story makes reference to another work of literature or history. 
Alliteration
100
A serious play or drama typically dealing with the problems of a central character, leading to an unhappy or disastrous ending. Ex: Romeo and Juliet
Tragedy
100
The use of a person, place, thing or event that stands for itself and represents some other meaning, as well. Ex: The American flag or a white dove.
Symbolism
100
What should an essay contain? Hint: we use 3 acronyms

Hook, Add Info, Thesis

Transition, Reason, Example, Add Info, Truism

Transition, Use Thesourus, Restate Thesis, Drop the Mic

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A statement that is contradicting. Ex: It was raining outside, but I could still see a glare of the sun.
paradox
200
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
B. Couplet
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Give me two lines of dialogue in a drama. Write them down.
Answers will vary.
200
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. Look, feel, sound, taste, and smell. The sick sweet smell of the red roses was all I could remember.
Imagery
200
What does PATHS MEAN?
Politics, Arts, Today, History, Sports
300
What does IISHAAMPOO mean?
teacher knows.
300
A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit.
Stanza
300
Instructions written in a play that indicate actions, movements, and emotions an actor should be expressing throughout. Usually in brackets. Ex: [Sandra is looking at Tom. She is wearing a brown hat, and is holding Tom's hand. Both are conversing in a park.] Sandra: Thanks for the wonderful suprise. Tom: [smiles] It is because I love you darling.
Stage Directions
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The central message or meaning that the author tries to convey in a piece of literature that relates to everyday life or human experiences. Ex: Love conquers all
Theme
300
Choose 1 prompt and write a thesis statements using our strategy. 1. Write an essay explaining the positive effects of technology. 2. Write an essay explaining why it is important to laugh. 3. Write an essay explaining the positive effects of video games.
answers will vary
400
The sun smiled over the city on this hot & scorching summer day. What type or type of figurative language might this be?
Imagery and Personification
400
Rhyming words that are at the end of their respective lines. What we typically think of as a normal rhyme in a poem.
End Rhyme
400
A play is mostly written using what type of writing?
Dialogue
400
The action or sequence of events in a story. Usually contains 5 basic elements: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Plot Structure
400

What is the meaning of infer or inference? A.Summarizing B. Drawing conclusions C. Meaning of the story

B. Drawing conclusions, a logical guess, what you can tell from a piece of literature.
500
A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
500
What does TOASTTT strategy for poetry mean
TITLE, OWN WORDS, ANALYZE FIG. LANG., SHIFT, TITLE AGAIN, TONE, THEME
500
A term when a character expresses his or her inner thoughts to the audience and does not intend for other to listen.
Soliloquy
500
The terms that refers to the language that conveys ideas by saying the opposite. An example of this term is Sarcasm. " Melissa you came in so early today to class."
Verbal Irony Sarcasm
500
WHAT DOES BME mean & for what questions can you use this strategy?
Beginning, Middle, End/Summary