STAAR READING REVIEW

the turning point in the plot usually at the highest point of tension/decision made

a scene within a story that tells about events that happened in the past

"The Astros are the best team in the MLB" is

the sequence of events in a literary work

the words spoken by characters

events in the story that follow the turning point

to tell how two things are different

the reason an author writes a text (persuade, inform, entertain)

where and when a story takes place

the feeling created in the reader by a literary work

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

an exaggeration or overstatement "I tried to call her 3 million times."

words or phrases that help you understand the meaning of unfamiliar words

writing that creates an image in the mind of the reader, uses the senses

the WRITER'S attitude towards his/her subject.

events in the story that increase the tension

the character or force in conflict with the main character, aka "the bad guy"

Tells the story from the perspective of a character in the novel. Uses words such as I, me, my

a logical conclusion or evidence based guess "reading between the lines"

a diff between what is said or is meant

writing that tells about real places, people, objects, or events

historical fiction is a type of realistic fiction that is set in the past

to tell how two things are alike

a division or type of literature Ex. Science fiction, fantasy, mystery

autobiography

the conclusion or end of a story in which the conflict is resolved

the main character in a literary work

the use of clues that suggest events that haven't happened yet

the message or the lesson the reader can learn from a literary work

the use of words that imitate sounds "buzz" "pop"

a story written to be performed by actors with dialogue and stage directions

the introduction in a story

a technique in writing in which a nonhuman subject is given human qualities

the speaker or character who TELLS the story

the use of objects that stand for or represent something else

Tells the story from an outside perspective. Uses terms such as he, she, they

writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

a figure of speech in which something is describe as if it were something else

a group of lines in a poem considered a unit; a poem's "paragraph"

the perspective from which a story is told

science fiction tells about imaginary events that involve technology or science

the repetition of consonant sounds at the start of a words

a single line of poetry

In a drama, tells the characters how to move or speak

the central problem situation in a story