8th Grade ELA STAAR Review - Academic Vocabulary

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A three line stanza

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Tercet: A stanza consisting of three lines, often with a specific rhyme scheme.

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What the text is mostly about.

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Main Idea: The central point or concept that the author wants to convey in a text.

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This character changes as a result of the story's events.

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Dynamic Character: A character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the story.

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When an author pauses the story to describe an event(s) that happened in the past.

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Flashback: A literary device that interrupts the chronological flow of a narrative to provide background information.

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Part of the script of a play that tells the actors how they are to move or to speak their lines.

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Stage Directions: Instructions in a script that indicate movement, position, or tone of voice for the actors.

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A two line stanza

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Couplet: A stanza consisting of two lines, usually with the same meter and often rhyming.

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The main character in a story, often facing a conflict.

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Protagonist: The central character around whom the story revolves.

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A character that does not change throughout the story.

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Static Character: A character who remains the same and does not undergo significant change.

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The emotional quality or atmosphere of a literary work.

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Tone: The author's attitude toward the subject, conveyed through word choice and style.

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A hint or clue about what will happen later in the story.

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Foreshadowing: A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.