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STAAR TERMS!!
Vocabulary words for STARR!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SIMILE | A comparison of two things using like or as. |
| Metaphor | A comparison of two things WITHOUT using like or as. |
| Italicized | A slanted font. |
| Assumption | An inference. |
| Illustrate | To draw something. |
| Conclude | To finish something. |
| Dialogue | A conversation between two or more people in a book. |
| Excerpt | A passage or selection taken from a book or article. |
| Playwright | A play writer. |
| Protagonist | The leading character. |
| Antagonist | Person who is opposed to. |
| References | To have a supporting piece of something. |
| 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. |
| Figurative Language | Involving a figure of speech such as a metaphor, hyperbole, etc. |