STAAR Review Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The stance a writer takes about a particular topic or debate
  2. 3. The use of language appealing to the five senses to enhance a text
  3. 5. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or lines.
  4. 7. "He knew he had to get up early for work the next day. ___________________, he made sure to go to bed earlier than normal."
  5. 10. Poets often use a pattern of words in their poem to create a sense of rhythm. These words usually sound alike, which is why this structure is often called a ____________ scheme.
  6. 12. When statements or situations contradict what a person would expect. There are three kinds - verbal, dramatic, and situational.
  7. 13. This part of an argumentative essay contains three components - concession, accommodation, and refutation
  8. 14. "It was raining heavily that night. _____________, the baseball game was not cancelled."
  9. 15. The intended feeling the author hopes to create in the reader
  10. 16. The author's detailed explanation of how the text evidence presented in an essay connects back to their thesis or claim
  11. 19. EXAMPLE: "Normally, he was terribly clumsy, but on the court, he was Lebron James."
  12. 22. Often the opening scenes of a text in which the characters, setting, and potential conflict are presented to the reader
  13. 24. The author's feeling towards the subject matter
  14. 25. The development of a character's traits or personality throughout a text
  15. 26. The central idea of an essay or the argument an author hopes to make
Down
  1. 1. A subtle hint by the author of the events to come later in the story
  2. 4. "I am not interested in purchasing what you are selling. ________________________, I asked you to please stop contacting me."
  3. 6. When a tangible object or person represents an intangible force or idea
  4. 8. EXAMPLE: "Student support is a school's superior objective."
  5. 9. The very end of a story, where lingering questions are answered, remaining conflicts resolved, and plotlines are tied up. It is often the moment in the movie right before the credits roll or the epilogue of a novel.
  6. 11. In order to improve the flow of an essay, an author will ___________ quotes to make them a part of a longer sentence.
  7. 17. A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
  8. 18. The placement of two opposing forces or ideas in close proximity for the purpose of demonstrating a contrast
  9. 20. EXAMPLE: "I have mountains of homework to do!"
  10. 21. The central message or universal lesson about life that can be learned from a text
  11. 23. The act of summarizing a part of a text in one's own words in order to get the overall gist or to distill a particular idea or event