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STAARvocabulary

TermDefinition
Context clues clues in text that help the reader determine the meaning of a word
flashback When the story goes back in time
Stage directions Instructions for actors
fiction literary work that is not real. It is usually made up.
onomatopoeia words that represent sounds
narrator speaker or the person who is telling the story
hyperbole an exaggeration
climax the turning point of the story
expository Text that informs, gives instructions and is nonfiction
main idea What a piece of writing is mainly about
conflict the problem of the story
dialogue a conversation between 2 people
metaphor a comparison of two UNLIKE thing WITHOUT using like or as
plot the sequence of events in a story
setting when and where the story takes place
suffix a word part that can be added to the END of a word to make a new word
foreshadow clues that indicate something will happen later on in the story or future
text features parts of a text that stands out (diagram, table of contents, etc)
author's purpose the reason a story is written- to persuade, inform, entertain or explain
point of view (POV) the perspective from which the story is told
stanza The "paragraph" in a poem
resolution the solution to a problem or final outcome of a story
personifacation giving human qualities to a non-human thing
drama a story written to be preformed by actors; a play
simile comparing two thing using like or as
autobiography the story of a person's life written by that person
playwright person who wrote a play/drama
theme the central idea or message of a story
prefix a word or part that can be added to the BEGINNING of a word to make a new word
1st person point of view (1st person POV) Story told from the view point of one character using I and We
drawing conclusion collecting clues to make an inference
nonfiction writing that is factual, true not made up or fictional
summary a brief statement of main events of a story
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