STAAR Vocabulary

a story/play that is acted out in front of an audience

the struggle/problem in the story

story: no known author originally passed from one generation to another by word of mouth

perspective from which the story in told

everyone else is doing it

ideas are presented in the order in which they occurred in time

the problem is stated and one or more possible solutions are explained

a true story about a memory in one's life written by that person

story: contains elements that are not realistic such as; talking animals and wizards

non-human things that take on human qualities

story: an event that is not explained until the end in order to keep the reader in suspense

a great exaggeration

the reason why something happens and the result of what happens

another word that is sometimes used for resolution

usually explains something about the world & involves gods & other super human beings

the repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of 2 or more words

stories that uses characters, settings, and plots to convey events that are not real

the structure of a story; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

a phrase that says one thing but actually means something quite different

the use of an object to represent an idea

time or place of the story

the history of a person's life written by themselves

the kind of writing or speaking that tells a story

the high point or turning point in the story

the author's attitude toward a subject, audience, or character

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

character who opposes the main character

contrast between what is said and what actually happens

an interruption of events that tell about an earlier event

the story of a real person's life written or told by another person

the main character; good guy of the story

people or animals in the story

a comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as

the reason why the text is written

the use of words that sound like what they mean; buzz, purr, bam

conclusion reached on the basis of evidence from the text and reasoning

talk or conversation between characters

the moral, message, or lesson of a story

hints or clues that suggested future events

ending of the story

the emotions the reader experiences due to what is going on in the text/story

how the author wrote his article/story; descriptive, cause & effect, chronological

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem/verse

a true story of something that happened to you

refers to stories about real people, places and events