Text placed before each line of dialogue in a drama that lets the reader know who is speaking.

An organizational pattern that describes events in the order that they happened.

An assertion, position, or arguable statement about a topic or issue.

The highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak.

Having a clear and tightly connected relationship among all the parts in an effective speech or piece of writing.

Any written or digital communication exchanged between two or more people in the form of a letter or email.

The available body of supporting, valid, and relevant details, facts, or information that supports an inference, idea, or proposition.

Passage, small piece of a large writing.

A short tale in prose or verse that teaches a moral, especially using animals and inanimate objects as characters.

The element of plot structure that takes place after the climax and begins to resolve the conflict(s) of the story.

Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning using imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices.

First-Person Point of View

A narrative perspective restricted to that of the author/narrator's thoughts and feelings as the central character.

A story, tale, or legend of unknown origin that becomes well known through oral tradition and repeated storytelling.

A picture, visual aid, or other image within a text used to support the author's purpose and message.

An intentional and extreme exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect.

The use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions.

A conclusion, generalization, or prediction that results from examining various details and connecting them with background knowledge.

A text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate.

A small graphic inside or next to a larger graphic that magnifies part of the larger graphic.

A traditional story that has been passed down and told as a matter of history but cannot be verified.

The use of words, phrases, and sentences in their real or actual sense.

An organizing structure that presents ideas or information in a logical and rational sequence.

The explicit or implied moral or universal lesson of a literary work.

Comparing two things without using like or as.

The strategic integration of two or more modes of communication to create meaning.

A traditional story that provides an explanation for a cultural belief or a mystery of nature.

An organizational structure in which information is structured from most to least important or least to most important.

Organizational Pattern

The pattern or structure an author uses to construct and organize his or her ideas for the audience.

The basic sequence of events in a story that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

The writer of the poem, who may be writing from a perspective different from their own.

A word element added to the beginning of a base word or root that forms a new word with changed meaning.

A play on words that produces a humorous effect by using a word that suggests two or more meanings.

The element of plot structure that contains the conclusion or final outcome in a story.

The element of plot structure that develops the conflict through a series of events to build interest, suspense, and tension.

A subdivision of an act in a play with continuous action in the same setting.

The time, place, and circumstances in which something occurs or develops.

Additional text that provides supplementary information but is not part of the main body of a piece of writing.

A figure of speech in which two things that are essentially different are likened to each other, usually using the words like or as.

A device used by poets to convey and reinforce the meaning or experience of poetry through the skillful use of sound.

In poetry, the voice behind the scene in a poem.

Descriptions or instructions in a play that provide information about characters' dialogue, actions, and tone.

A visual grouping or division (with space) of any number of lines within a poem.

RLA STAAR Vocabulary Flashcards

Student preview

60 questions

Show all answers

1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Acts

Back

One of the main divisions of a play

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Adage

Back

A concise, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or general observation.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Anecdote

Back

A short narrative or story that relates a relevant incident to make or support a larger point.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Argument

Back

A position on a topic or issue largely based upon logic, reasoning, and evidence.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Audience

Back

The intended target group for a message, regardless of the type of text.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Author's Purpose

Back

The author's primary goal in a piece of writing, such as to narrate, to argue, to review, to explain, or to examine.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Central Idea

Back

The main focus or message of a text that is supported by the author's purpose and ties together all the other elements.

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Apple

Others

Already have an account?

Similar Resources on Wayground

43 questions

Vocabulary Flashcards

Flashcard

•

8th Grade

38 questions

German-Vietnamese Vocabulary Flashcards

Flashcard

•

KG

40 questions

Bahasa Indonesia 1

Flashcard

•

1st - 5th Grade

40 questions

Clothing Vocabulary in German

Flashcard

•

6th - 8th Grade

40 questions

Countryside Vocabulary

Flashcard

•

8th Grade

50 questions

sfgjnfjdfgtlereviewerfndfjksdgns

Flashcard

•

KG

60 questions

vocabulary unit 5 grade 8

Flashcard

•

8th Grade

39 questions

English to Malay Vocabulary

Flashcard

•

KG

Popular Resources on Wayground

8 questions

Spartan Way - Classroom Responsible

Quiz

•

9th - 12th Grade

15 questions

Fractions on a Number Line

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

14 questions

Boundaries & Healthy Relationships

Lesson

•

6th - 8th Grade

20 questions

Equivalent Fractions

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

3 questions

Integrity and Your Health

Lesson

•

6th - 8th Grade

25 questions

Multiplication Facts

Quiz

•

5th Grade

9 questions

FOREST Perception

Lesson

•

KG

20 questions

Main Idea and Details

Quiz

•

5th Grade

Discover more resources for English

20 questions

Main Idea and Details

Quiz

•

5th Grade

12 questions

Figurative Language Review

Interactive video

•

5th Grade

20 questions

Prefix and Suffix Review

Quiz

•

3rd - 5th Grade

15 questions

Nonfiction Text Features

Quiz

•

5th Grade

20 questions

Context Clues

Quiz

•

5th Grade

15 questions

Theme - 5th grade

Quiz

•

5th Grade

11 questions

Figurative Language

Lesson

•

5th - 7th Grade

25 questions

Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Quiz

•

3rd - 5th Grade