STAAR Review

where and when a story takes place

when a portion of the story goes back in time

A collection of word pictures that appeal to the reader; uses devices such as metaphor, simile

giving human qualities to non human things

signal words: first, second, last, before, after, next, finally

this type of text informs or instructs the reader, it is nonfiction

elaborate exaggeration

the various methods of communication information

what a piece of writing is mainly about

the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character

language that means more than what it says on the surface;usually gives us a feeling 

a conversation between 2 persons

comparisons using like and as

the central part of a story during which various problems arise, leading up to the climax

Signal words include: therefore; consequently;so; this led to; as a result of; because; if.then

the use of words that represent sounds

A Story written to be performed by actors

the part of a story which follows the climax

the turning point in the action of a story-the problem is solved

words & phrases that create imagery by using the 5 senses

signal words: like; unlike; but; however; both; also; too; yet; as opposed to

the story of a person's life written by that person

in the time order in which events happened

a comparison of two unlike things without using like and as

a type of literature

the following of one thing after another

The reason the author has for writing

a special fact or event which can be observed and/or documented

the parts of a text that stand out (diagram, table of contents, index)

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

to demonstrate something is right; to defend with reasons