8th STAAR 2 term vocabulary

an opinion or declaration stated with conviction

• commonplace assertion
• false assumption

characters are affected by regional, economic, social, and ethnicity factors

• linear plot
• cultural setting

a long narrative poem about the adventures and deeds of a folk hero

• epic poem
• lyric poem
• free verse
• haiku

metaphor in which the comparison is carried through several lines or even the entire literary work

• simile
• loaded term
• extended metaphor

a statement that claims truth and can be proven

• opinion
• rhetorical fallacy
• factual claim
• commonplace assertion

flawed ideas that emerge when a reader pieces information together solely by inference and fails to consider other possible interpretations

• false assumption
• commonplace assertion
• rhetorical fallacy

word images and figures of speech as opposed to literal language

• figurative language
• extended metaphor
• epic poetry
• lyric poetry

time period and place that would affect the characters

• cultural setting
• historical setting

a faulty idea that is used as the foundation of an argument

• incorrect premise
• leading question

a question worded to suggest the desired response

• loaded term
• sensory language
• leading question