STAAR Vocabulary Review

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A controlling idea in an essay is also called a ________.

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Thesis

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A classification of literature made up of certain characteristics. Examples: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Informational, Argumentative.

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Genre

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When the author gives clues that suggest what might happen in the future in the story.

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Foreshadowing

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Words, phrases, or sentences that give meaning to unknown words in a sentence (can be before or after the word itself in the text).

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Context Clues

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Where the conflict makes a turning point. The point of greatest interest or suspense in the story.

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Climax

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The main idea or message of a text, often expressed in a single sentence.

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Central Idea

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A type of writing that tells a story, whether real or imagined.

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Narrative

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The use of language to create a visual representation in the reader's mind.

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Imagery

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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 in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Metaphor