Reading-STAAR Review

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What are the 5 elements of plot?

Back

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

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What is a hyperbole?

Back

An extreme exaggeration.

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What is introduced in the exposition?

Back

Characters, setting, and conflict.

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Identify the type of figurative language: 'There’s a faucet in the basement that had dripped one drop all year since he fixed it, we can’t find it without wearing scuba gear.'

Back

Hyperbole.

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Identify the figurative language: 'Fame is a bee. It has a song -- It has a sting.'

Back

Metaphor.

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What is the definition of setting in a story?

Back

The time and place in which the story occurs.

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What is a character in literature?

Back

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

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What does the climax of a story represent?

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The turning point or most intense moment in the story.

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What is falling action in a plot?

Back

The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.

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What is resolution in a story?

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The conclusion where conflicts are resolved.