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STAAR VOCAB

QuestionAnswer
context clues Clues that help the reader understand the meaning of a word
flashback when the story goes back in time
stage directions instructions for the actors
fiction literary work that is not real. made up.
onomatopoeia words that represent sounds
narrator speaker or the person who is telling the story
hyperbole and exaggeration
climax the turning point of the story
expository person who wrote the story or play
main idea the central idea or message of a story
conflict the problem in the story
dialogue conversation of 2 people
metaphor a comparison of things not using like or as
plot the sequence of events in the story
setting when and where a story takes place
suffix a attachment at the end of a word to make a new one
foreshadowing clues that show something will happen later on
text fetures text that informs or gives instructions and is non fiction
authors puropse the reason why the author wrote the story
POV the way the story is being told
stanza a "paragraph" of a poem
resolution where the conflict has ended
personification giving non human things abilities of a human
drama a play
simile a comparison using like or as
autobiography a story of a persons life told by them
playwrite a drama that was written
theme what the writing is all about
prefix a word part that can be added to the begening of a word to make a new one
1st person POV story told for using "i" or "me"
drawing conclusion collecting clues to make an inference
nonfiction writing that is factual
summary A brief explanation over a whole story
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