STAAR REVIEW

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What is the author's message?

Back

The lesson the author wants the reader to learn.

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How do you create a complex sentence?

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By linking an independent clause with a dependent clause.

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What is the plot of a story?

Back

The story and all the events in it.

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In persuasive writing, who is the message for?

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Audience.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The turning point of the story.

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What is a theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is the setting of a story?

Back

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.