Fourth Grade STAAR Vocabulary

used to convince the reader of the writer's point of view

the person who is telling the story; the speaker

similar to a paragraph but in a poem

told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and "we"

the turning point in the action of a story

instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics

type of literature

the sequence of events that make up a story

finding a solution to a problem

comparison using like or as

a literary work that is not true

the problem in the story

the repetition of consonant SOUNDS at the beginning of words

a story written to be performed by actors; a play

a conversation between two people

the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view

clues in the surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of the word

the parts of a text that stand out

writing that tells how to do something (like a recipe)

the perspective from which a story is told

the central idea or message of a work

giving human qualities to non-human things

a brief statement of the main events of a story. Has a beginning, middle, and end.

elaborate exaggeration

words and details that appeal to a reader's senses

the following of one event after another

to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words

where and when the story takes place

the use of words that represent sounds

the items on the stage that the actors use

similar to a sentence in a poem

time order in which events happened

the reason the author has for writing

who or what the paragraph is about; what about the who or what?

writing is true

combining several pieces of information to make an inference

the person who wrote the play or drama

a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as