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STAAR Vocabulary #2

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limited point of view The vantage point in which a narrator tells the story in the third person but often confines himself or herself to what is experienced, thought , and felt by a single or limited number of charaters
literal meaning The actual meaning of a word or a phrase.
omniscient point of view The vantage point in which a narrator is removed from the story and knows everything that needs to be known.
parody A literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic, effect or in ridicule.
primary sources First hand information, such as an eyewitness account.
plagiarism To steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own to use another's production without crediting the source.
rhetorical device A method used in writing or speaking in which language is used to influence or persuade an audience.
synthesizing question A question that asks a responder to combine separate elements into one concept.
subplot The secondary action of a story that reinforces or contrasts the plot
solilloquy A speech, usually given alone on stage, in which a character speaks aloud his or her thoughts.
secondary sources A source that is reporting on or analyzing information from another source.
satire A literary technique in which ideas, customs, behaviors, or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society.
mood The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
persuasive technique A method used in speaking or writing to get an audience to agree with the speaker or writer's point of view.
propaganda The spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution or cause, or a person.
static character A character who does not change during a story.
public documents Nonfiction materials such as newspapers, editorials and speeches.
Created by: HBend
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