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The Vocabulary:STAAR
Study for words that will be seen on the STAAR test
Question | Answer |
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Italicized | A writing style added to words, usually making them slope, to add emphasis. |
Assumption | Something that has been taken for granted or supposed. |
Illustrate | To make a concept clear through examples or analogies. |
Conclude | To end or make a decision. |
Dialogue | A conversation between different characters in works of literature. |
Excerpt | A quotation taken directly from a book, movie, or other source of information. |
Playwright | The author of a play. |
Protagonist | The leading character or hero in a work of literature. |
Antagonist | A character that is against or opposed to another character in a work of literature. |
Symbolic Imagery | Imagery that is to express an idea |
Reference | The act of referring or inferencing |
Dramatic Irony | Irony that is understood by the audience, but not the characters in a dramatic situation. |
Objective Point of View | When a writer states no more than what can be inferred from the dialogue in a literary work. |
Figurative Language | Comparing one thing or concept to another thing or concept by using methods such as metaphors, similes, and personification. |