8th Grade Academic STAAR Vocab

an opinion, judgment or belief about a subject

a comparison of two unlike things (this is that)

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

to inform, entertain or persuade

parts of the sentence or passage that clarify the meaning of a word

a specific type or category of literature

language that is not meant to be taken literally

The pattern of rhyming in a poem

a group of lines in a poem

Conflict

the person telling the story

facts, examples and any proof to back up the author's main idea and support his/her thesis

Conversation in a story or play

elements in literature that appeal to the five senses

the reasons an author has written an article

a personal account of someone's life. Usually a specific experience or time frame

Major events of the story

Quotation

the author's overall message in a non-fiction text

the central idea or underlying message in fiction