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STAAR Terms 2012

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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.: These words are in italic type. italicized
something taken for granted; a supposition; Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory. assumption
to make clear or intelligible, as by examples or analogies; exemplify. illustrate
to bring to an end; finish; terminate conclude
conversation between two or more persons. dialogue
a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract. excerpt
a writer of plays; dramatist. playwright
the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work. protagonist
a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary. antagonist
presenting ideas through an item that stands for something greater than itself symbolic imagery
a book, passage, etc., to which one is directed to. references
something that you expect to happen, but the exact opposite happens 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. dramatic irony
looking at something from an outsider's perspective with no bias. objective point of view
of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal. figurative language
repetition. alliteration
resemblance of sounds. assonance
a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious. narrative
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