STAAR Vocabulary (6th grade) Part 1

the repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (Peter Piper picked a peck...)

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a piece of literature

the central messge, lesson, concern, or purpose in a literary work

an exaggeration or overstatement used for comic effect or to heighten emotion

a group of lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph

a reason that explains a character's thoughts, feelings, or actions

the general subject that the passage is about, usually one or two words

express in your own words something that was said or written by someone else

poetry not written with rhythm or rhyme

the rhythm of a poem

a non-human subject is given human characteristics

something is desribed as though it were something else...does not use like or as

an educated guess based on evidence presented in the text

words or phrases that appeal to one of the five senses (taste, touch, smell, hear, see)

way in which characters speak helps convey info about the character's age, attitude, background

form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

the use of words that imitate sounds

the vowel sound of two words is the same, but the initial consonant sound is different

lesson taught by a piece of literature

a struggle between two opposing forces; a problem

writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

a shortened version of a text that highlights the key points; does not contain opinions