STAAR Vocab Week 4

Front

What is the turning point or point of greatest interest or suspense in a story?

Back

Climax

Front

What do you call an item that is the same as other things in the group?

Back

Example

Front

What is it called when someone NOT in the story tells the story, like an invisible observer?

Back

Third-person POV

Front

What are the examples that support, or back up, the main idea?

Back

Details

Front

What term describes how the author sees something (his perspective) and affects the way he writes about it?

Back

Point of view

Front

What is the main idea of a text?

Back

The central point or message that the author wants to convey.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is a root word?

Back

The base part of a word that gives it meaning, to which prefixes and suffixes can be added.

Front

What is the setting of a story?

Back

The time and place in which the story occurs.