STAAR Review

The events leading to the resolution of the conflict

A text that tells you how to do something. 

Writing that uses words to create an image or a mental picture in a reader's mind?

Strong emotions can make an author see things from only one side rather than thinking carefully

The central or most important character in the story

The author of the play

A conflict outside of the character. 

Author may say something about 1 group or thing & imply that it pertains 2 all of those pple

A form of persuasion-evidence to support their claim, they cite their own experience/expertise 

This form aims to sway peoples' opinions by attacking an opponents character. 

The story of someone's life written by that person. 

The turning point of the story

Unfairly appeal to the audience's emotions. 

A graphic representation of regions on earth and their geographical freatures

A message that is clearly stated. 

Writing that conveys information using facts and other details. 

The reason characters act as they do. 

Giving an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed withhuman qualities or abilities

Text that shows the similarities and differences between two or more people or things

A statement in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim.

An oversimplified idea about someone or something held in common by many people

Authors reason for writing. 

The Narrator is all knowing, revealing the thoughts and feelings of more than one character

A group of lines within a peom

These tell actors what actions to perform, how to speak their lines, and when to enter & exit. 

A conflict inside the character 

The ending of the story ,when the conflict is resolved 

A message that is implied

Something that is directly stated in the text

Most plays are divided into what?

Repetition of sounds at the ends of lines. 

An overstatement or stretching of the truth, especially to inspire a reaction. 

An educated guess based on information in the text and what you know about your own experiences

A thing which stands for or represents something else.

A graphic organizer that presents information arranged into columns and rows

A figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory terms appear side by side.

The beginning of the story, when the time and place of the story are established

An educated guess that u make based on evidence in the text combined w/ ur own prior knowledge

A statement of great exaggeration. 

Text that presents ideas or events in the order in which they happen

The repetition of an initial consonant sound.

The writers attitude toward the subject matter 

A statement that can be proven to be true. 

Literature that is written in verse, or in short lines. 

A common expression that has taken on a meaning other than what the words are actually saying.

The main character in an epic, usually with great physical strength 

A direct comparison of two unlike things, using the word like or as. 

The character in a story who opposes,or is in conflict with, the protagonist, or main character

A play on words

A long narrative, usually a poem that tells the deed of a legendary or historic hero. 

When the narrator is a character in the story and refers to himself or herself as I

An incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning 

Words that have the same or almost the same meanings?

An affix added to the end of the word?

The feeling or emotion that the piece or writing intends to evoke the reader. 

Clarifies the main points of a piece of text by summing up the main idea and supporting details

A reasoned judgement based on information in the text and prior knowledge. 

After you read you might draw a ......? 

Another way to retell parts of a text or to put part or all of a text into your own words 

A tool that organizes information

Words that have opposite meaning? 

The Narrator presents only the thoughts and feelings of a single character 

A speech delivered by one character while he or she is on stage. 

A graphic representation of events in chronological order

Text that tells why or how something happened

A visual representations of information and ideas

Something that is NOT directly stated in the text

Reason for reading... 

The "storyteller" who tells you what happens 

A reference to a well-known person, place or event. 

Occurs when one character's motivations cause a problem that needs to be resolved. 

A traditional story that tells about a particular culture's beliefs. 

Figurative language that compares different items by setting up a relationship between them. 

When a part of something represents the whole thing

An oral argument, usually about a particular issue. 

An affix added to the beginning of a word

Record that a person keeps on a daily or regular basis. 

The main character in the story

Unreasonably advance the writer's own authority or character based on his/her feelings - morals

Vivid mental images, that appeal to one or more of the reader's five senses. 

Text that states a problem and offer how it can be solved

Similar to an autobiography in that it recounts the author's life. 

Sequence of events, or what happens in a literary work. 

A comparison of two unlike things, without using the word like or as.

Literature in which the author tries to convince the readers to think or act in a certain way.

An illustration with labels that describe something or shows how it works

A graphic representation of a relationship between sets of data

A pattern of rhyme 

Where and when a story takes place

A personal belief that cannot be proven to be true and with which other people may disagree.

Authors structure their texts to emphasize key points and clarify information

Central message or lesson of a piece of fiction

A person, animal, or other creature in a fictional text such as a story

Words spoken by characters to one another. 

"Central Message" - The one thing author really wants you to understand. 

Tells the story of a person's life. 

Identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words.

The bulk of the story, when the character works to resolve a conflict

Use of words thatimitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to

Literary work intended to be performed by actors for an audience.