STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary #1

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What is a myth?

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A story that explains why things happen in nature, often featuring gods and goddesses as characters.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes in a poem, indicating how the lines rhyme with each other.

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What does point of view mean in a story?

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The perspective from which the story is told, such as first person or third person.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds, like BOOM, HISS, and POP.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of several words in a phrase, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things or animals.

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What is a stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message that a story conveys.

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What is a character in a story?

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.