Duplicate of STAAR Terms

This is the focus of the essay and tells the reader what the story is about.

This is writing that appeals to the senses.

The associations people make with words, NOT the dictionary definition.

Literature that refers to the practice of MAKING FUN of a human weakness or character flaws.

Refers to repetition of sounds produced by vowels

This is when an author references a place, event, or literature in the past.

A direct comparison of objects or ideas.

Refers to the use of the dictionary definition of a word.

When words are used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound.

When comparing two or more things using "like" or "as".

This is what is expected to happen but it doesn't.

When the narrator of the story knows it ALL

This is the emotion that author intends the reader to feel.

This is used to suggest an upcoming outcome to the story.

A SHORT verbal accounting of a funny, amusing, interesting event or incident.

This is when the story is told from one person's point of view

The base topic, lesson, or focus of the entire literary piece.

This is a literary device that depicts the manner in which a story is narrated.

This literary device is used when a person, concept, or theme is placed parallel to another.

The problem a protagonist faces.

This is how the reader feels after reading a piece of literature.