STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary #2

Front

a beat; lyrical pattern

Back

rhythm

Front

giving human qualities to a non-human thing

Back

personification

Front

refers to a story that is made up

Back

Fiction 

Front

Tells a true story

Back

Nonfiction

Front

to restate what happens, using your own words

Back

paraphrase

Front

A few sentences that state the main points or events from the entire passage. Something from beginning, middle, and end. No minor details are given in a summary.

Back

summary

Front

Narrator tells the story, not a character. (uses he, she, and they)

Back

Third-person

Front

When the narrator knows the thoughts/feelings of the main character.

Back

Third-person limited

Front

When the narrator knows the thoughts/feelings of many characters

Back

Third-person omniscient

Front

Tells the story of a person’s life and written by someone else.

Back

Biography