STAAR English I Review

the universal message of a story

the perspective from which the story is told

a character that has traits that are exactly the opposite of the protagonist's

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.

presents information in sequence or in the order in which it happens

giving human traits to non-living things

What book(s) should you use if you do know what a word means?

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

A thing that represents or stands for something else.

the repetition of similar sounds

language that uses words with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

the overall feeling of a story

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

a character narrates the story with I-me-my-mine in his or her speech

a logical guess based on evidence or reasoning

a long speech in which a character speaks at length to only himself or herself

when an author refers back to something that already took place in the story

A character or force in conflict with the main character

the main character in a literary work

The main idea of an essay to be proved/explained. 

the main idea of an essay to be proved/explained (subject + two opinions)

seeing the worst side of things; no hope

numbers, tables, and graphs are used to support a claim

shows what happens and why it happens

a logical guess based on evidence or reasoning

believing the worst of human nature and motives

who the author is trying to persuade

To be able to support a claim or opinion with evidence

facts, reasons, data, or opinions to support a claim

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

what the author believes or wants to prove to his or her audience

a point by point comparison of two subjects

The events that make up a story or the main part of the story. 

The writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story

story of a person's life written by another person

repeated use of the same sentence structure, usually to show two topics are of equal importance

an opinion made by an expert on the topic

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

What is the three-step process you must remeber when completing an essay on the STAAR Test?

ridicule by saying the opposite of what the speaker means

Provides the main points of what you read (the gist of the text).

an account of the author's personal experiences

Three periods used to indicate a pause in speech, or an unfinished thought.

a reasoned defense of a position or claim

an extreme exaggeration

an argument that appeals to the reader's emotions

when an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story

occurs when another character or the audience know more than one or more characters on stage 

the practice of using a person, thing, or object to represent something else

overly emotional or sentimental

A statement that is believed without proof.

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

a struggle between two opposing forces

sad, depressed

shows similarities and differences between two or more things

starts with the most important point and ends with the least or vice versa

An argument that opposes your claim. Also known as an antithesis. 

expecting the best

a conversation between two persons

an actor turns and speaks directly to the audience

when and where the story takes place

a sentence that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Declaration or claim that something is true without providing any proof or facts to back it up.

a long speech in which one character speaks at length to another character

an argument that makes sense, appeals to what you know is right or smart

a comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

story of a person's life written by that person

in a narrative, the person telling the story