designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc.

something taken for granted; a supposition

to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.

to bring to an end; finish; terminate

conversation between two or more persons.

a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.

the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.

a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.

is imagery that is not descriptive of a scene, but is intended to express an abstract idea in concrete form.

an act or instance of referring.

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

when the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story's action and dialogue.

of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal, as in figurative language .

a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared

a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance,

obvious and intentional exaggeration.

the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter

the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.

the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.

the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively

The authors attitude towards a subject.

a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude

the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.

a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.

a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like

a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.

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S.T.A.A.R. Vocab.

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Question	Answer
italicized	designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc.
assumption	something taken for granted; a supposition
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 persons.
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 leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
antagonist	a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
symbolic imagery	is imagery that is not descriptive of a scene, but is intended to express an abstract idea in concrete form.
references	an act or instance 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	when the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story's action and dialogue.
figurative language	of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal, as in figurative language .
simile	a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared
metaphor	a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance,
hyperbole	obvious and intentional exaggeration.
alliteration	the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter
assonance	resemblance of sounds.
personification	the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
onomatopoeia	the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
imagery	the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
tone	The authors attitude towards a subject.
mood	a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude
symbolism	the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
flashback	a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
genre	a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like
narrative	a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.

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