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Claire's STAAR Words
...STAAR Words...
Question | Answer |
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italicized | printed in italic type; underscored with a single line |
assumption | something taken for granted; a supposition |
illustrate | to furnish with drawings, pictures, or other artwork |
conclude | to bring to an end; finish; terminate |
dialogue | a conversation between two or more persons |
excerpt | a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like |
playwright | a writer of plays; dramatist |
protagonist | the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work |
antagonist | a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary |
symbolic imagery | imagery that is not descriptive of a scene, but is intended to express an abstract idea in concrete form |
references | an act or instance of referring |
dramatic irony | irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama that is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play |
objective point of view | the narrator assumes the position of an observer, detached from the narrative |
figurative language | the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal |