STAAR Review 6th - 8th Grade Reading Part 2

stage directions

• where and when the story is happening

• instructions given in a play to the actors

• written conversation between two or more characters

• a form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group or people

figurative language

• words that may not literally mean what they say

• refers to a category in which a work of literature is classified

• writing that tells an imaginary story

• writing that tells a story

mood

• how the author feels

• to win someone over or convince

• the feeling created in the story

• artful and purposeful use of language

flashback

• occurs when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story

• a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story

• a short speech by an actor at the end of a play

• a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing

persuade

• express the same message in different words

• to examine something carefully and to judge its value or worth

• to win someone over or convince

• clearly show the existence or truth by giving proof or evidence

personification

• giving human qualities to non-human things

• comparion of two unlike things

• great exaggerationss used to emphasize a point

• comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

loaded language

• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

• when someone is trying to persuade you by appealing to emotion or stereotypes

• language that is negative

• words or phrases that appeal to the reader's five senses

rising action

• the final outcome of the story

• part of the plot that builds towards the climax

• parts of the story including setting, characters, and conflict

• a time at which a decisive change in a situation occurs, especially one with beneficial results

tone

• the feeling created in a story

• words or phrases that appeal to the reader's five senses

• how the author feels

• helps the reader to picture what is happening

resolution

• introduction to the characters and setting

• a struggle between two forces

• arrive at a judgement or opinion by reasoning

• the final outcome of a story