STAAR English 1 Review

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What is the sequence of events in a play, story, novel, or text?

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Plot

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How does a reader make an inference?

Back

Prior knowledge + clues from the story

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What should your essay include?

Back

An introduction, body, and conclusion

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What is a metaphor?

Back

Comparing two unlike things without using like or as

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What is personification?

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Giving non-living things human characteristics

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What is the mood of a text?

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The emotional atmosphere created by the author.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message conveyed in a story.

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What is a simile?

Back

Comparing two unlike things using like or as.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place in which the story occurs.

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What is a character in literature?

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.