STAAR Reading Vocabulary Review

Front

Clues in a text that help the reader determine the meaning of a word

Back

Context Clues

Front

When and where the story takes place

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Setting

Front

A story written to be performed by actors; a play

Back

Drama

Front

What a piece of writing is mainly about

Back

Main Idea

Front

The 'paragraph' in a poem

Back

Stanza

Front

The central message or lesson in a story

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Theme

Front

The sequence of events in a story

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Plot

Front

The perspective from which a story is told

Back

Point of View

Front

The struggle between opposing forces in a story

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Conflict

Front

The conclusion or resolution of a story

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Resolution