STAAR REVIEW VOCABULARY

What term is defined as "a person, thing, or animal in a literary selection"?

• plot

• character

• theme

• imagery

The sequence of actions or events in a literary section

• character trait

• mood

• plot

• conflict/problem

What does "figurative language" refer to?

• the lesson the reader learns from the story

• language that has a deeper meaning that includes devices such as similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, and idioms

• the events or final outcome of a story

• a judgment or decision reached by reasoning

What is the term for "words or phrases used to form pictures in the reader's mind"?

• imagery

• first-person point of view

• climax/suspense

• suggests

How is "first-person point of view" defined?

• the narrator is a character in the story. Uses words such as I or we

• the narrator is observing the events of the story

• the sequence of actions or events in a story

• a judgment or decision reached by reasoning

What does "third-person point of view" mean?

• the narrator is a character in the story

• the narrator is telling a story about someone else

• the narrator is observing the events of the story. Uses words such as he, she, they, them

• the narrator uses words such as I or we

What is a "theme" in a literary context?

• the problem that brings action important to the plot of a story

• the lesson the reader learns from the story

• the original outcome of a story

• the way the text makes the reader feel

What does "resolution" refer to in a story?

• the beginning of the story

• the problem that brings action important to the plot

• the end or final outcome of a story

• the sequence of actions or events in a story

What is "mood" in the context of a literary piece?

• how the text makes the reader feel

• the sequence of actions or events in a story

• the original outcome of a story

• the problem that brings action important to the plot

What is the definition of "fiction summary"?

• to write or tell the essential points of a text (characters, problem, and resolution)

• the sequence of actions or events in a story

• the lesson the reader learns from the story

• the way the text makes the reader feel