7th Reading STAAR review

Front

Conversation between characters in a story is an author's use of _____________________ and will usually include quotations marks.

Back

dialogue

Front

Most likely means...

Back

probably

Front

What repeats the same sounds at the beginning of each word?

Back

alliteration

Front

To explain something to create a mental image in the reader’s mind - especially focusing on the five senses.

Back

describe

Front

Sensory language is used by an author to show...

Back

what something smells like, looks like, sounds like, feels like, or how it tastes.

Front

A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

simile

Front

Giving human traits to non-human things.

Back

personification

Front

The main idea or message of a text.

Back

theme

Front

A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

metaphor

Front

The use of clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.

Back

foreshadowing