STAAR Review

A conflict inside the character 

An incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning 

Use of words thatimitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to

A graphic representation of regions on earth and their geographical freatures

An oversimplified idea about someone or something held in common by many people

The story of someone's life written by that person. 

A reasoned judgement based on information in the text and prior knowledge. 

An overstatement or stretching of the truth, especially to inspire a reaction. 

An affix added to the beginning of a word

A graphic representation of events in chronological order

Central message or lesson of a piece of fiction

Similar to an autobiography in that it recounts the author's life. 

An educated guess based on information in the text and what you know about your own experiences

After you read you might draw a ......? 

The turning point of the story

A reference to a well-known person, place or event. 

When a part of something represents the whole thing

Unfairly appeal to the audience's emotions. 

A statement of great exaggeration. 

Writing that uses words to create an image or a mental picture in a reader's mind?

The feeling or emotion that the piece or writing intends to evoke the reader. 

The character in a story who opposes,or is in conflict with, the protagonist, or main character

Tells the story of a person's life. 

A statement that can be proven to be true. 

An oral argument, usually about a particular issue. 

The author of the play

Unreasonably advance the writer's own authority or character based on his/her feelings - morals

A form of persuasion-evidence to support their claim, they cite their own experience/expertise 

An affix added to the end of the word?

A message that is clearly stated. 

The central or most important character in the story

The "storyteller" who tells you what happens 

A speech delivered by one character while he or she is on stage. 

A traditional story that tells about a particular culture's beliefs. 

The Narrator presents only the thoughts and feelings of a single character 

A message that is implied

Repetition of sounds at the ends of lines. 

Where and when a story takes place

An educated guess that u make based on evidence in the text combined w/ ur own prior knowledge

Clarifies the main points of a piece of text by summing up the main idea and supporting details

Another way to retell parts of a text or to put part or all of a text into your own words 

A graphic organizer that presents information arranged into columns and rows

The bulk of the story, when the character works to resolve a conflict

Writing that conveys information using facts and other details. 

Text that tells why or how something happened

A personal belief that cannot be proven to be true and with which other people may disagree.

Words spoken by characters to one another. 

The repetition of an initial consonant sound.

Strong emotions can make an author see things from only one side rather than thinking carefully

The beginning of the story, when the time and place of the story are established

Vivid mental images, that appeal to one or more of the reader's five senses. 

Authors reason for writing. 

The main character in an epic, usually with great physical strength 

A direct comparison of two unlike things, using the word like or as. 

Literature that is written in verse, or in short lines. 

Literary work intended to be performed by actors for an audience.

A common expression that has taken on a meaning other than what the words are actually saying.

"Central Message" - The one thing author really wants you to understand. 

A conflict outside of the character. 

The Narrator is all knowing, revealing the thoughts and feelings of more than one character

Most plays are divided into what?

These tell actors what actions to perform, how to speak their lines, and when to enter & exit. 

The reason characters act as they do. 

A play on words

A graphic representation of a relationship between sets of data

Giving an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed withhuman qualities or abilities

A person, animal, or other creature in a fictional text such as a story

Words that have opposite meaning? 

A long narrative, usually a poem that tells the deed of a legendary or historic hero. 

Text that states a problem and offer how it can be solved

The main character in the story

Figurative language that compares different items by setting up a relationship between them. 

A text that tells you how to do something. 

Author may say something about 1 group or thing & imply that it pertains 2 all of those pple

The ending of the story ,when the conflict is resolved 

Identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words.

Text that shows the similarities and differences between two or more people or things

This form aims to sway peoples' opinions by attacking an opponents character. 

A statement in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim.

A thing which stands for or represents something else.

Record that a person keeps on a daily or regular basis. 

The writers attitude toward the subject matter 

A pattern of rhyme 

Text that presents ideas or events in the order in which they happen

Authors structure their texts to emphasize key points and clarify information

Literature in which the author tries to convince the readers to think or act in a certain way.

Occurs when one character's motivations cause a problem that needs to be resolved. 

Sequence of events, or what happens in a literary work. 

Words that have the same or almost the same meanings?

A tool that organizes information

The events leading to the resolution of the conflict

Something that is directly stated in the text

A comparison of two unlike things, without using the word like or as.

Reason for reading... 

An illustration with labels that describe something or shows how it works

A figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory terms appear side by side.

A visual representations of information and ideas

Something that is NOT directly stated in the text

When the narrator is a character in the story and refers to himself or herself as I

A group of lines within a peom