23-24 ELA6 STAAR Vocabulary

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Faulty Reasoning

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A statement formed based on either untrue or misunderstood ideas. Example: Assuming you will love all movies by an actor just because you loved one.

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Alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds. Example: Peter Piper picked pickle peppers.

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Metaphor

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A comparison between two things without using like or as.

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Foreshadow

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The author gives clues in the text to help the reader figure out what will happen later in the book.

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Text Structure

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How the information within a written text is organized. Examples: Cause and Effect, Chronological Order, Compare and Contrast, Problem Solution.

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Simile

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A comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: As brave as a lion.

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Personification

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Giving human traits to non-human things. Example: The wind whispered through the trees.

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Narrator

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The person telling the story in a book.

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Exposition

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The introduction of background information in a story, such as setting and characters.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a literary work.