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STAAR vocab SPM
STARR vocabulary 2012
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| italicized | to print with italic type |
| assumption | something taken for granted |
| illustrate | to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment |
| conclude | to bring to an end; finish; terminate |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more people |
| excerpt | a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract. |
| playwright | a writer of plays; dramatist |
| protagonist | the main character |
| antagonist | the opposing force against the main character |
| symbolic imagery | imagery that is used to symbolize something |
| references | an act of referring |
| dramatic irony | irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and 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 | imagery that appeals to the five senses |