Bucklin 8th Grade STAAR Reading Review

An author would probably tell a story from this POINT OF VIEW if he or she wanted the reader to have a personal experience with the narrator, to feel connected to them, or see the story as that character does.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

This POINT OF VIEW is used when the author wants the freedom to tell the reader the thoughts and feelings of any of the characters in the story... or to allow the reader to know things that the characters can't know.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

If the narrator knows everything about every character but is not a character in the story themselves, the story is being told from this POINT OF VIEW.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

The POINT OF VIEW when the narrator is a character in the story (often the main character or someone close to them).

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

A story where the narrator is not a character in the story and only knows the thoughts and feelings of a small number of characters (or even just one) is this POINT OF VIEW.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

Authors often choose this POINT OF VIEW when they want the reader to really feel what the main character is going through or even feel like they are going through it with them.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

When someone says something that they don't mean exactly how they are saying it, they are being...

• Figurative

• Literal

When says something exactly the way it happened or exactly the way it was.

• Figurative

• Literal

Hyperbole (exaggeration), metaphor, simile, sarcasm, and idioms are examples of ___________ language.

• Figurative

• Literal

A kid is gone from class for 13 minutes. When he or she returns, the teacher says, "I didn't think I'd ever see you again!"

The teacher is most likely speaking...

• Figuratively

• Literally