STAAR Review Literary Terms

The lesson, message, or moral of a text

• theme

• main idea

• central problem

• thesis

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which one is capitalized correctly?

• "is it possible To cross the alps?"

• "is it possible to cross the alps?"

• "Is it possible to cross the Alps?"

• "is it possible to cross the Alps?"

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does a thesis statement do?

• restates the prompt

• answers the question

• gives your reasons

• all of the above

Comparing two unlike things without using like or as

• metaphor

• alliteration

• idiom

• similie

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Hints or clues that about what will happen later in a story

• alliteration

• foreshadowing

• allusion

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

truth that is exaggerated for emphasis or a humorous effect

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

descriptive words or phrases that utilize your five senses

• idiom

• alliteration

• allusion

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the MAIN thing I need to include in the introductory paragraph of my ESSAY?

• quotes

• thesis statement

• answer

• supporting evidence

What type of figurative language? Aaron's aunt ate apples and avocados.

• allusion

• alliteration

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4