Reading STAAR

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is a type of figurative language where the same sound or letter is repeated at the beginning of closely placed words, like 'Teddy tiger tried tying tepees together.'

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What is dialogue?

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Dialogue is a conversation between two or more people.

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What is free verse poetry?

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Free verse poetry is a type of poetry that does not follow a specific rhyming pattern.

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What are rhyming words?

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Rhyming words are words that have the same ending sound, like 'school' and 'cool' in the poem.

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Who is a playwright?

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A playwright is a person who writes plays or dramas.

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation, often to create imagery.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is descriptive language that creates visual representations in the reader's mind.

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What is a stanza in a poem?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What does it mean to rhyme?

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To rhyme means to have the same ending sound in different words, often used in poetry.

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What is a theme in literature?

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A theme is the central idea or message in a piece of writing.