Used on STAAR 1
Used on STAAR 2
Setting
Plot
Elements of Fiction
100
irony
expectation vs. reality
100
evidence
proof in the text
100
define setting
the time and place of a story.
100
linear plot
when the happenings of a story go in order
100
paradox
When two things are said to be true, but cannot be possible at the same time.
200
character
a participant in the story
200
narrator
the person telling the story. Can be 1st or 3rd person.
200
Historical setting
the time period of a piece and how it affects the context of threading.
200
non linear plot
the happenings of the story do not go in order.
200
sarcasm
a type of irony, intended to be mean.
300
figurative language
words with a non-literal meaning examples: simile, metaphor, personification etc.
300
plot
what happens in the story
300
Cultural setting
The culture of the people in the passage, and how that affects the meaning of the writing.
300
flashback
a scene in the story suddenly dives into the past as part of the plot.
300
anecdote
a short story used to prove a point
400
conflict
a problem, obstacle, struggle in the story
400
tone
The author's attitude toward a subject.
400
character foil
a character designed by the author to represent the opposite of the main character. (not necessarily an enemy.)
400
flashforward
a scene in the story written, flashing to the future.
400
dilemma
a tough choice that a character has to make.
500
details
extra information that helps develop the story, create the setting, or define a character
500
theme
The central message of a story/ reading. Always stated as a sentence.
500
point of view
the perspective from which it was written.
500
foreshadowing
hints in the writing (via word choice or symbolism, etc.) about the future.
500
DAILY DOUBLE.
name the 4 types of conflict, and tell which are internal and which are external.
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