6th grade STAAR Reading Vocabulary Review

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A figure of speech where a word sounds like, or means the same thing as, its name (e.g., 'buzz', 'sizzle').

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What is Personification?

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A type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to objects or non-human things.

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What is external conflict?

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A conflict that occurs with an outside source, such as another character or nature.

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What is Compare and Contrast text structure?

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A text structure that discusses similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

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What is Climax in a story?

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The most intense or extreme part of a story where the main action typically takes place.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally (e.g., 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse').

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What is Simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as' (e.g., 'as brave as a lion').

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words (e.g., 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore').

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What is Oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms (e.g., 'deafening silence').

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What is the purpose of Exposition in a story?

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To introduce background information, setting, and characters at the beginning of a story.