5th grade STAAR Vocabulary too

poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme

explanation in your own words

for the most part; to the greatest extent

to draw a reasonable conclusion from the imformation presented

 the point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest

a passage or segment taken from a longer work

reasoning or capable of reasoning in a clear and consistent manner

the events that make up a story

a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena

words or phrases that help a person form a picture in their mind

when two words rhyme in the same line of poetry

the problem in the story

the central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life

in time order in which events happened

the following of one thing after another

divisions within the acts of a play

language that means more than what it says on the surface

writing that tells how to do something

finding a solution to a problem

brief statement of the main events of a story