Fourth Grade STAAR Vocabulary PRACTICE

type of literature

used to convince the reader of the writer's point of view

a story written to be performed by actors; a play

the reason the author has for writing

similar to a sentence in a poem

instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics

writing that tells how to do something (like a recipe)

the sequence of events that make up a story

an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words

the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view

the repetition of consonant SOUNDS at the beginning of words

the turning point in the action of a story

the use of words that represent sounds

comparison using like or as

the following of one event after another

a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

finding a solution to a problem

a literary work that is not true

the person who wrote the play or drama

the person who is telling the story; the speaker

clues in the surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of the word

writing is true

similar to a paragraph but in a poem

words and details that appeal to a reader's senses

the central idea or message of a work

combining several pieces of information to make an inference

where and when the story takes place

to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

time order in which events happened

a conversation between two people

a brief statement of the main events of a story. Has a beginning, middle, and end.

the parts of a text that stand out

the perspective from which a story is told

told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and "we"

the items on the stage that the actors use

the problem in the story