STAAR Vocabulary

an interruption of events that tell about an earlier event

the history of a person's life written by themselves

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

contrast between what is said and what actually happens

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

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

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

another word that is sometimes used for resolution

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

character who opposes the main character

talk or conversation between characters

the struggle/problem in the story

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

refers to stories about real people, places and events

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

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

a true story of something that happened to you

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

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

the reason why the text is written

the use of an object to represent an idea

a comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as

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

non-human things that take on human qualities

the moral, message, or lesson of a story

people or animals in the story

everyone else is doing it

hints or clues that suggested future events

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

a great exaggeration

time or place of the story

ending of the story

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

the reason why something happens and the result of what happens

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

the kind of writing or speaking that tells a story

the main character; good guy of the story

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

perspective from which the story in told

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

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

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

the high point or turning point in the story

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