STAAR Reading Terms Flashcard

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1st person point of view

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Story told from the viewpoint of one character using 'I' and 'We'.

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Summary

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A brief statement of main events of a story.

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Fiction

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A literary work that is not real and is usually made up.

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3rd person point of view

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A narrative perspective where the story is told from an outside perspective, using 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

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2nd person point of view

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A narrative perspective that addresses the reader directly using 'you'.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that represent sounds, like 'buzz', 'bang', or 'sizzle'.

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Plot

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The sequence of events in a story.

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Theme

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The central idea or message of a story.

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Climax

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The most intense, exciting, or important point of a story.

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Metaphor

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