STAAR ELAR Vocabulary Review

The reason the author wrote the text

• Author's Purpose

• Author's Intent

• Author's Message

• Author's Theme

The use of sensory details to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Allegory

Words that mean the same thing

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Homonym

• Polysemy

The part of the story where the conflict is introduced

• Exposition

• Climax

• Resolution

• Rising Action

A group of lines in a poem that look like a paragraph

• Stanza

• Verse

• Couplet

• Ballad

The perspective from which a story is told

• Point of View

• Narrative Style

• Character Perspective

• Story Arc

A short explanation or description of a picture located near the picture

• Caption

• Subtitle

• Legend

• Annotation

The central idea or message in a text

• Main Idea

• Supporting Detail

• Theme

• Conclusion

The main character is the narrator and is telling the story

• 1st Person Point of View

• 2nd Person Point of View

• 3rd Person Limited Point of View

• 3rd Person Omniscient Point of View

A word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning

• Homograph

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Homophone