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STAAR 8th
STAAR vocab. for 8th grade LA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To print in italics or underscore with a single line. | Italicized |
| a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. The action of taking or beginning to take power or responsibility. | assumption |
| provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures • explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc. • serve as an example of | illustrate |
| 1 [ trans. ] bring (something) to an end • [ intrans. ] come to an end • formally and finally settle or arrange (a treaty or agreement) arrive at a judgment or opinion by reasoning • say in conclusion • with dated decide to do something | conclude |
| conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie • a discussion between two or more people or groups, esp. one directed toward exploration of a particular subject or resolution of a problem | dialogue |
| a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing. verb |ikˈsərpt| [ trans. ] take (a short extract) from a text | excerpt |
| a person who writes plays. | playwright |
| the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. • the main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a real situation • an advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea | protagonist |
| a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something • Biochemistry a substance that interferes with or inhibits the physiological action of another. • Anatomy a muscle whose action counteracts that of another specified muscle. | antagonist |
| characterized by symbolism | symbolic imagery |
| the action of mentioning or alluding to something • a mention or citation of a source of information in a book or article. • a book or passage cited in such a way. use of a source of information in order to ascertain something • a person giving th | references |
| • (also dramatic or tragic irony) a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. | dramatic irony |
| : a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated : standpoint | objective point of view |
| Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, | figurative language |
| a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid | simile |
| a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable | metaphor |
| exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | hyperbole |
| the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. | alliteration |
| in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible | assonance |
| the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. | personification |
| the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named | onomatopeia |
| visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work : Tennyson uses imagery to create a lyrical emotion. | imagery |
| • a manner of expression in writing : there was a general tone of | tone |
| 1.A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. 2.A sudden and disturbing vivid memory of an event in the past, typically as the result of psychological trauma or taking LSD. | flashback |
| 1.The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. 2.Symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts. | symbolism |
| 1.A temporary state of mind or feeling. 2.A category of verb use, typically expressing fact (indicative mood), command (imperative mood), question (interrogative mood), wish... | mood |
| A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. | genre |
| A spoken or written account of connected events; a story: "a bare narrative of the details". | narrative |
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