Duplicate of 8th grade ELA STAAR review

short stories about gods or goddesses

Written to be performed by actors

a person's life story told by another person

refers to a meaning that is implied by a word not the literal meaning.

a problem between characters of a story

a word/phrase that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses

inanimate objects or abstractions are given human qualities

the perspective from which a story is told

a memory or reminder of the past

Sound words- pop, bang pow

a longer work of fiction

fake or made up story

when something represents something else

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more words or syllables (silly string).

literary device often used in drama to reveal thoughts of a character, speaking to oneself

use of clues to hint or suggest that something may happen

brief work of fiction

short story that uses animals to teach lessons

non-fiction

the main message the author is trying to send

ways that literature is organized or described

a literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions.

build up to the climax

1st person point of view

an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

a brief story about an interesting or amusing event

narrator is all knowing

the way a character speaks

a person's life story told by themselves

comparison of 2 unlike things, using like or as