STAAR Reading Vocabulary Review

The perspective from which a story is told

• Point of View

• Narrative Style

• Character Development

• Plot Structure

A brief retelling of the main points of a story

• Summary

• Analysis

• Critique

• Narrative

The sequence of events in a story

• Theme

• Setting

• Plot

• Character

Words that have the same or similar meanings

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

• Homonyms

• Polysemes

The central message or lesson in a story

• Moral

• Theme

• Plot

• Character

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Allegory

• Personification

The 'paragraph' in a poem

• Stanza

• Verse

• Line

• Couplet

What a piece of writing is mainly about

• Main Idea

• Supporting Detail

• Conclusion

• Theme

The main character in a story

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Supporting Character

• Narrator

A story written to be performed by actors; a play

• Drama

• Novel

• Poem

• Short Story