STAAR Vocabulary

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Language that evokes the senses

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Sensory Language

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A highly condensed version of an author's ideas and facts

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Summary

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Other words or information in a passage that help the reader understand the meaning of an unknown or unclear word

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Context Clues

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An opinion that must be supported by reasons

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Argument

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A struggle or problem that sets a story in motion; can be internal or external

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Conflict

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

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Metaphor

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The main point or message of a text

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Main Idea

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A brief statement that presents the main points of a text

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Summary

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Words that create a picture in the reader's mind

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Imagery