STAAR Literary Terms ELA

the beginning of a story where setting, characters, and conflict are introduced

• exposition

• protagonist

• climax

• theme

series of events that make up the story

• flashback

• plot

• internal conflict

• foreshodowing

a comparison that uses like or as

• idiom

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

words that sound the way they are spelled

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• idiom

• alliteration

time and place of the story

• dialogue

• mood

• plot

• setting

a bit exaggeration to emphasize something

• idiom

• hyperbole

• plot

• flashback

a problem or struggle against an outside force

• internal conflict

• conflict

• external conflict

• antagonist

the message about life

• theme

• exposition

• rising action

• setting

words or phrases are repeated to emphasize an idea

• alliteration

• idiom

• repetition

• simile

the turning point of the story

• climax

• plot

• falling action

• protagonist