G5 STAAR REVIEW MASSIVE

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What is a stereotype?

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A stereotype is a widely held but oversimplified idea or image of a particular type of person or thing.

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What is an anecdote?

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An anecdote is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

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What is poetry?

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Poetry, also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human characteristics to non-human things or abstract concepts.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a pun?

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A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similarity in sound for humorous or rhetorical effect.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a theme in literature?

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A theme is the central topic, subject, or message within a story.

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What is a narrative?

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A narrative is a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.