STAAR VOCAB List #3

Front

A quality a person possesses, like honesty.

Back

character trait

Front

A phrase that means something different than its words.

Back

idiom

Front

Comparison of unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Back

simile

Front

Diagram showing key story elements: characters, conflict, plot, solution.

Back

story map

Front

Nonliving things taking on human qualities

Back

personification

Front

Opposite of what you expect happens

Back

irony

Front

A pattern where ideas are presented in the order they occur, like A, B, C or 1, 2, 3.

Back

chronological order

Front

Describing something by comparing it using similes, metaphors, and imagery.

Back

figurative language

Front

Comparison of unlike things without 'like' or 'as'

Back

metaphor

Front

Helpful in comparing and describing using similes, metaphors, and imagery:

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figurative language