STAAR Vocabulary Flashcards

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Exposition

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the introduction of the story, where the main characters or other elements are introduced

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Rising action

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events leading to the main event/problem of the story

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Turning point/Climax

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the most exciting part of the story

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Falling action

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events that lead to the problem/conflict being solved

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Resolution

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events that bring the story to a close (also known as denouement)

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Theme/central message

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the underlying message of a story, poem, or play

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Internal conflict

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a struggle that takes place in a character’s mind (ex.: man vs. self;

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External conflict

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a struggle between a character and an outside force (ex.: man vs. character, man vs. nature, and man vs. society, man vs. fate)

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Protagonist

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the main character in a story or play, usually the hero of the story

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Antagonist

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the character or a force in conflict with the main character, usually the villain

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First person point of view

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a character in the story is the narrator and is telling the story; Pronouns: uses I, me, we

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Third person limited point of view

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focuses on only ONE character’s actions, emotions, and thoughts; uses character’s names, he, she, it, they, him, her

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Third person objective point of view

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focuses on every character’s actions but NOT the emotions and thoughts – the narrator sees and hears everything; uses character’s names, he, she, it, they, him, her

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Third person omniscient point of view

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knows the actions, emotions, and thoughts of every character – the narrator knows EVERYTHING; uses character’s names, he, she, it, they, him, her

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Foreshadowing

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When the author gives a hint about something that will happen

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Irony

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an event that is the opposite of what is expected to happen.

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Flashback

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an event from the past that is shown in a story

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Idiom

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an expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning (ex: You need to hit the books and study!)

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Simile

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a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as: (ex.: Her new hair do looked like a mop.)

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Metaphor

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a comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use “like” or “as” (ex. My teacher was a monster today.)

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Personification

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giving human qualities to something that is not human (ex.: The wind whispered my name.)

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Hyperbole

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an exaggeration used to emphasize something (ex.: I have told you a million times to spit out that gum.)

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Alliteration

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repeating the same beginning consonant sounds (ex.: Silly Sam swam sideways.)

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Onomatopoeia

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the use of words to imitate sounds (ex: Pop! Boom!)

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Symbolism

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The use of an object (a thing), person, situation, or word to represent something else

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Structure of poetry

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The structure of a poem is stanzas and lines. A stanza is a group of lines. A line is one line of the poem.

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Rhythm

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Rythm is the flow of the beat in a poem. Can give a musical sound to the poem.

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Meter

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The basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in a verse. It gives a poem rythm.

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Rhyme

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Ryhmes are when words have the same ending sound. Then they sound alike.

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Rhyme Sceme

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A rhyme sceme is the pattern of ryhmes in a poem or a song. Lines are designated to certain sounds so that it will have a rhyme sceme.

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Imagery

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The use of words to create pictures or images in your mind. It appeals to your five senses, touch, smell, hearing, taste, and vision. It uses details so you can figure out an image in your head.

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Graphic Elements

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Graphical elements is when the author uses punctuation and capilization. It can apply to line length.

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Author’s purpose

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The authors purpose is when they either want to inform, entertain, or persuade.

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Repition

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Repition occurs when the author puts the same words over and over again in a poem.

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Tone

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Tone is what the author is trying to make you feel. They use ceratin words to get that emotion across.