STAAR -ingo Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Symbolism
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The use of one thing to represent another.
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Counterpoint
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The response to the other side's position or points.
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Allusion
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The reference to a famous event, person, or work of literature.
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Epigraph
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A quote set apart from a body of text at the beginning of a chapter or speech.
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Parallelism
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The repetition of phrases that contain the same words or grammatical structure.
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Literary Devices
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Effective narrative techniques used to cause a certain effect in literary texts.
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Aphorism
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A statement of truth or opinion stated in a concise and witty manner.
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Falling Action
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The point in a story when a conflict begins to be resolved.
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Resolution
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The ending of a story, when the conflict is resolved.
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Rising Action
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The biggest part of a story, when the character is trying to resolve the problem.
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Plot
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The sequence of events in fiction or drama.
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Exposition
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The beginning of a story, introduces characters, the setting and the problem.
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Climax
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The turning point in a story, usually the most exciting point.
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Conflict
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A struggle or problem that a character in a story must resolve.
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Setting
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The time and location in which a story takes place.
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Subplot
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A smaller plot withing the main plot of a story.
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Solution
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A resolution to a conflict or a way to overcome difficulties.
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Synonyms
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Words that have similar meanings.
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Analogy
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A word relationship that compares two dissimilar things.
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Affix
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Letters attached to the beginning or the end of a word to change its meaning.
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Antonyms
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Words that mean the opposite or near opposite meaning.
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Dictionary
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A book or online resource that contains an alphabetical listing of words, including their parts of speech, syllabication, pronunciation, meaning, and origins.
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Context Clue
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A word, phrase, or sentence in a text around an unfamiliar word that helps you identify the word's meaning.
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Thesaurus
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A book that contains words in alphabetical order with their synonyms and antonyms.
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Prefix
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An affix added to the beginning of a root word to change the meaning.
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Glossary
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A list of important terms and their definitions in alphabetical order, often found in the back of nonfiction texts.
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Root
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The main part of a word.
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Suffix
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An affix added to the end of a root word to change the meaning.
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Idiom
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Expressions that have "hidden" messages. Do not literally mean what they say.
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Hyperbole
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An exaggeration that is usually humorous.
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Personification
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Giving something human qualities.
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Onomatopoeia
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Sounds that are turned into words.
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Sensory Language
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Language used that will appeal to one or more of the five senses.
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Metaphor
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Compares two unlike things by saying something is something else.
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Alliteration
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The repetition of the beginning sound of a word.
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Imagery
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Very descriptive writing that helps you form a mental picture or image in your head.
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Simile
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Compares two unlike things using the words like or as.
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Factual Claim
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A statement that can be verified with facts, observations, reliable sources, or expert findings.
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Fallacy
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A persuasive technique that does not rely on sound or reasonable reasoning.
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Loaded Term
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Used to reveal the author's feelings and stirs up the reader's emotions.
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Leading Question
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A question that suggests the desired answer or is trying to make the audience think in a certain way.
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Opinion
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A personal belief that cannot be proven to be true.
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Persuasive Text
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A text where the author is trying to convince the reader of something.
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Caricature
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A fallacy that involves an exaggerated, overly simplified version of an opposing view.
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Commonplace Assertion
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A statement that many people assume to be true, though it may or may not actually be true.
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Argument
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A attempt to persuade someone on a topic open for debate.
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Claim
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A statement of the author's point of view.
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Act
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The collection of scenes that form the major segments of a drama.
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Dialogue
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A conversation among or between characters.
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Drama
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A play written to be performed.
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Scene
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A portion of a play that takes place in one location. Many of these make up one act.
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Stage Direction
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Unspoken part of a drama that tells the characters where to go and how to act.
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Monologue
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A long speech given by one character.
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Lighting
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Affects the mood or tone and help focus the audience's attention.
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Costuming
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Helps audience understand a character's role or personality.
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Soliloquy
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A character's speech to himself that helps reveal their inner thoughts.
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Music
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Affects the mood or tone and can help the audience understand the character's feeling or anticipate an event.
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Set
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Details, like a decorated bedroom or tidy kitchen, that help the audience understand the characters and the setting.
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Character
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A person, animal, or other creature in a work of fiction.
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Motivation
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The reason why a character acts the way they do.
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External Conflict
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When a character struggles with something outside of themselves.
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Antagonist
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A character in conflict with the main character or protagonist.
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Trait
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A quality or personality descriptor that defines a character.
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Internal Conflict
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When a character struggles against a strong emotion.
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Protagonist
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The main character in a story.
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Autobiography
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A true and factual story of someone's life written by themselves.
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Graphic Organizer
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Gives information through text and shapes; helps organize information.
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Expository
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Informational text that informs or explains.
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Tall Tale
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A folktale with unbelievable exaggerations told as if it were true and meant to be humorous.
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Mystery
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Imaginative stories that deal with the solution of a secret, problem, or a crime; usually involves suspense or intrigue.
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Realistic Fiction
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Stories set in the present with human characters and based on the premise that the story's plot could actually happen in the real world.
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Fable
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A very short folktale where the characters are usually personified animals that teach a moral or lesson.
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Historical Fiction
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Fiction that is set in the past and involves real people, places or significant events in history.
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Biography
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A true and factual story of someone's life written by someone else.
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Myth
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A story about immortal or unreal characters, usually explaining a natural occurrence.
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Poetry
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A type of writing arranged in stanzas and lines that may or may not rhyme.
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Legend
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A folktale that usually has some connection to a real historical person or event, combining factual & fictional event with exaggeration.
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Science Fiction
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Set in the future; has science and technology in it.
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Fairy Tale
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A folktale that takes place in a magical land ruled by royalty; the characters are either good or evil, and there is almost always a happy ending.
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Fantasy
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Contains magical elements such as talking animals, robots, fairies, or people with superpowers.
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Organizational Pattern
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The structure that text is arranged in, like sequencing, description, problem & solution, etc.
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Table
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A chart with an arrangement of information in columns and rows.
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Timeline
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A graphic showing events in chronological order.
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Map
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The pictorial representation of parts of the Earth and their political or geographical features.
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Illustration
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A drawing or photograph relating to the text.
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Graph
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A diagram that shows relationships between sets of data.
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Graphic
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A visual representation of ideas or information, like tables, diagrams, maps, etc.
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Flowchart
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A graphic that shows the sequence of steps in a process, typically with boxes, circles, and arrows.
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Diagram
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An illustration with labels that describes something or shows how it works.
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Rhyme Scheme
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The pattern formed by the end rhymes.
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Rhyme
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The repetition of identical or similar sounds of the end of nearby words.
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Dramatic
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A poem that is written to be performed; a character's poetic speech or thoughts.
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Repetition
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The use of a word, phrase, line, or sounds more than once in a poem.
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Assonance
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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
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Narrative
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Type of poetry that tell a story, but is much shorter than an epic poem.
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Stanza
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Groups of lines in a poem.
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Epic Poetry
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Lengthy narrative poetry that may tell a story of a great hero or mythical adventure.
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Lyric Poetry
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A poem where the poet paints a picture with his words to describe their experience in a particular situation.
