STAAR Reading Vocabulary

Front

What is the lesson or message of a story that we can apply to our own lives?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the term for communication or direct involvement with someone or something?

Back

Interaction

Front

What is the perspective from which a story is told?

Back

Point of View

Front

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

Back

Simile

Front

What is a comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the term for the main idea or the most important point in a story?

Back

Main Idea

Front

What do we call the part of the story where the conflict is resolved?

Back

Resolution

Front

What is the term for the person who tells the story?

Back

Narrator

Front

What is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses?

Back

Imagery

Front

What is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words?

Back

Alliteration