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Vocabulary STAAR
Question | Answer |
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Epic Poetry | a long narrative poem on a great and serious topic |
Sensory Language | When a writer describes taste, smell, touch, sounds, or hearing in depth. |
Antagonist | A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. |
Character Motivation | Why the character acts the way they do, and what leads them to do things. |
Logical Fallacy | In logic and rhetoric, a fallacy is usually an improper argumentation in reasoning often resulting in a misconception or presumtion |
Stage Directions | Directions given by a director to an actor on stage. |
Playwright | A person who writes plays |
Supporting Evidence | Collects and presents clear data graphics from reliable sources to inform, entertain, and inspires. |
Bandwagon Appeal | The belief that something should be done because the majority of people do it (or wish to do it) |
Dialogue | Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or more. |
Resolution | A firm decision to do or not do something. |
Faulty Reasoning | It is a propaganda technique used to manipulate how you feel about someone or something. It gives some main ideas that don't support the conclusion |