STAAR Review 2022

Front

What is the author of a play called?

Back

Playwright

Front

What is the term for a word that imitates a sound?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What does the main idea of a passage refer to?

Back

What the passage is mostly about

Front

What do we call the main character in a story, often seen as 'the good guy'?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is the term for a character who opposes the main character?

Back

Antagonist

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human traits to non-human things.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Front

What is the exposition in a story?

Back

The introduction of background information, setting, and characters.