STAAR Vocabulary

The sequence of events in a story

• Setting

• Theme

• Plot

• Character

Words that create a picture in the reader's mind

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

The main point or message of a text

• Main Idea

• Supporting Detail

• Theme

• Conclusion

Language that evokes the senses

• Sensory Language

• Descriptive Language

• Figurative Language

• Technical Language

A statement that can be proven true or false

• Claim

• Assertion

• Hypothesis

• Theory

A repeated phrase or line in a poem or song

• Verse

• Refrain

• Stanza

• Chorus

An opinion that must be supported by reasons

• Claim

• Assertion

• Argument

• Statement

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

• Summary

• Analysis

• Critique

• Overview

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

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Analogy

• Personification

A logical error in reasoning

• Logical Fallacy

• Cognitive Bias

• Rhetorical Device

• False Dilemma