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Claire's STAAR Words
...STAAR Words...
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| italicized | printed in italic type; underscored with a single line |
| assumption | something taken for granted; a supposition |
| illustrate | to furnish with drawings, pictures, or other artwork |
| conclude | to bring to an end; finish; terminate |
| dialogue | a conversation between two or more persons |
| excerpt | a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like |
| 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 | 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 that 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 | the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal |