Reading English STAAR Prep

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What is the setting of a story?

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The place and time where the story takes place.

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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 does the tone of a passage refer to?

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The general feeling created by the writer.

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What is free verse poetry?

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Poetry that has neither rhyme nor rhythm.

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What are stanzas in poetry?

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Stanzas are like paragraphs in fiction and non-fiction writing.

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What is a theme in a story?

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The main idea or message of the story.

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What is a character in a story?

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A person, animal, or figure in a story.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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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'.