Terms to know for the ELA STAAR

Figurative Language language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary literal meaning of words. Examples: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, & personification. Personification when an inanimate object (nonhuman) or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities. Examples: 1. The wind howled its mighty objection. 2. The flowers danced in the wind. Hyperbole an exaggeration for effect. Examples: 1. He weighs a ton. 2. My back is killing me. 3. Ive told you a million times. Simile a comparison of two different things using the words like or as. Example: 1. Im as a hungry as a hippo. 2. He eats like a pig. Metaphor - an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common. Examples: 1. The rain came down in long knitting needles. 2. Children have an enormous appetite for learning. Alliteration the use of the same consonant at the beginning of two or more word in a group. Examples: 1. Larrys lizard likes leaping leopards. 2. Saras seven sisters slept soundly in sand. Imagery - Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste). Examples: 1. They fought like cats and dogs. 2. The F-16 swooped down like an eagle after its prey.

Allusion - A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event--real or fictional. Examples:
The side lines is lined with casualties Who sip the life casually, then gradually become worse Dont bite the apple, Eve -Jay-Z Im full strength like a Cyclopss eye drops, I got support like high-tops. - Ugly Duckling, Left Behind.

Analogy a point-by-point comparison between two things that alike in some way. Example: Finger : hand as toe : foot (part : whole) Irony - the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning. Theme An underlying message about life or human nature that the writer wants the reader to understand. Example: Ambition, betrayal, courage, fear, freedom, happiness, jealousy, love, loyalty, perseverance, prejudice, suffering, or truth. Tone A writer's attitude toward subject, audience, and self (the feeling the text portrays). Repetition An instance of using a word, phrase, or clause more than once in a short passage-dwelling on a point. Example: Characterization the way a writer creates and develops characters personalities. Foreshadowing a writers use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story. Flashback the account of a conversation, episode, or event that occurred before the beginning of a story.