STAAR Vocabulary

What is the term for the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in a story?

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Climax

• Exposition

What is the term for the emotional atmosphere of a literary work?

• Tone

• Theme

• Mood

• Style

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

What is the ultimate resolution of conflict in a story?

• Climax

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Exposition

What is the term for the author's attitude toward the subject or audience?

• Mood

• Tone

• Theme

• Style

What is a struggle or problem that sets a story in motion, which can be internal or external?

• Conflict

• Theme

• Plot

• Characterization

What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

• Narrative

• Plot

• Theme

• Character

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

• Point of View

• Narrative Style

• Character Development

• Plot Structure

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Analogy

• Personification

What is an error in thinking or reasoning?

• Logical Fallacy

• Cognitive Bias

• Rhetorical Device

• False Dilemma