STAAR REVIEW VOCABULARY & SKILLS

What is a CLAIM?

• the building up of a story; usually when characters solve a problem

• The main point of a speech or text - the belief of the writer

• the main points of any text

• common errors in an argument

What is a PLOT?

• The events as they happen in a story; the storyline

• the problem in a story

• when and where a story takes place

• how the story ends

How does a story's SETTING affect its PLOT?

• it makes the story exciting

• it makes the story boring

• It allows the certain characters to do (or not do) certain things within a story

• Where the story happens does not affect the story at all

What is SENSORY LANGUAGE?

• using the 5 senses to appeal to a reader (aka imagery)

• the attitude of a speaker

• a comparison using like or as

• the climax of a story

"What I would speak of rather is the weightless string of his actually soft and nervous body, the nameless stars of his eyes..."

The IMAGERY in these lines above contributes to a sense of --

• relief

• gloom

• wonder

• discomfort

"Paragraphs" of a poem are also called -

• alliteration

• stanzas

• lines

• sequences

A space between the lines that separate a poem's stanzas are called -

• lines

• rhythm

• line breaks

• facts

What does it mean to SYMBOLYZE?

• to describe someone or something

• to carefully judge someone or something

• to understand someone or something

• to represent or stand for something

Briefly retelling the main ideas of a text in your own words is:

• summarizing

• primary sourcing

• relevant

• analyzing

To examine, in detail, the structure of something in order to understand it better is to:

• influence it

• analyze it

• contribute to it

• indicate it