ELA All Genres STAAR Review

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement.

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What is the answer to a problem called?

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Solution.

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What tells actors how to move or speak their lines in a play?

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Stage directions.

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What is "As straight as an arrow" an example of?

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Simile.

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What is a Personal Narrative?

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An account of a few events in a person's life.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech comparing two things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates a sound.

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What is a biography?

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A written account of someone's life written by someone else.