STAAR READING REVIEW

the speaker or character who TELLS the story 

the words spoken by characters

events in the story that increase the tension

a diff between what is said or is meant

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

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

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

to tell how two things are different

autobiography

the sequence of events in a literary work

the WRITER'S attitude towards his/her subject.

the repetition of consonant sounds at the start of a words

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

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

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

writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

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

the use of objects that stand for or represent something else

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

where and when a story takes place

the central problem situation in a story

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

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

a single line of poetry

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

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

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

the main character in a literary work

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

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

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

the perspective from which a story is told

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

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

to tell how two things are alike

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

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

science fiction tells about imaginary events that involve technology or science

the introduction in a story 

the feeling created in the reader by a literary work

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

events in the story that follow the turning point

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

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

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