English 2 STAAR Review
hook
1st sentence in an essay used to grab reader's attention. can be an anecdote, startling fact, or quote
Editing
Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling
Revising
Substitute, remove, move,
allusion
a brief and indirect reference to a famous/well known person, place, or thing that has historical or cultural significance
metaphor
a comparison between two things not using the words like or as. ex you are my sunshine
simile
a comparison between two things using the words like or as. ex Catherine is as dumb as a rock
allegory
a figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events
anecdote
a short and interesting story usually used to prove a point
3rd person omniscient
a third person view in which the audience IS subjective to thoughts and feeling of all characters
3rd person limited
a third person view in which the audience is not subjective to thoughts and feeling of all characters
theme
controlling idea or underlying idea in a story that is the overall message, what an author wants the reader to take away from the story (can be direct or indirectly stated)
imagery/sensory details
descriptive parts in a text that provide the reader with feeling from the 5 senses
denotative
dictionary definition of a word
Supporting details
facts, statements, personal anecdotes that clarify and support your main idea
rhyme
fat, cat, rat, bat, mat, scat, phat
connotative
feelings or thoughts associated with a word, negative or positive
transition words/phrases
finally, first, last, next, furthermore, in summary
infer/inference
an educated guess based on prior knowledge or hints in a story
hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration often used for comedic effect or emphasis. ex i hug recess million times a day
flashback
an interruption in a story that takes the character back to a time that happened before the story's current setting, provides background, foreshadowing, or context clues
suspense
anticipation in the story, used by authors to keep a reader's attention
personification
giving human-like qualities or actions to non human things. ex the wind whispered
climax
highest and most tense part of the story
foreshadowing
hinting at what will happen next in a story
summarize
if you're not smart you're honestly just dumb, probably because you are not smart summary: if you are not smart you might be dumb
exposition
intro to the story: find out about characters, setting, events
drawing conclusions
making conclusions based off previously given evidence
rising action
part in a story where the excitement grows, leading up tot he conflict
alliteration
peter picked a peck of pickled peppers (repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity)
1st person point of view
point of view in which the author is the main character, uses "I"
figurative language
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, oxymoron, personification, allusion, idiom, onomatopoeia etc
symbolism
something in a story that stands for more than its literal meaning
plot
the events that make up a story
mood
the feeling a reader gets from a passage
Main idea
the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about
audience
the people a writer specifically produces something for, "target audience"
conflict
the problem in the story
purpose
the reason a writer produces a piece ex persuade, inform, entertain,
tone
the writer's attitude about a subject
onomatopoeia
words whose sounds echo their meaning. ex buzz, pow, pop, boom
controlling idea
your opinion/stance in a persuasive essay
contrast
to examine differences between two things
compare
to examine similarities between two things
2nd person point of view
used in tutorials, "you"
Persuasive essay
used to call the reader to action on a specific topic
resolution
where the conflict in the story is resolved, usually the very end
falling action
where the tension and excitement in a story is going down, followed by the resolution
