Poetry
Drama
Nonfiction
Figurative Language
???
100

a group of lines in a poem

stanza

100

the author of a play

playwright

100
This text feature lets the reader know that a term is important to remember

bolded words

100

a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

simile

100

the universal lesson or moral of a story

theme

200

the narrator of a poem

speaker

200

sections (chapters) of a play

acts
200

This text feature indicates a new section of information

Heading

200

a repetition of similar word sounds

alliteration

200
the "S" in STEAL stands for ________

Speaks/says

300

lines that appears multiple times in a poem for emphasis

repetition

300

list of people who appear in a play

cast of characters

300

This text feature gives information about a photograph or picture

caption

300

an exaggeration

hyperbole

300
this type of traditional story explains how things began

mythology

400
the author's attitude toward a subject

tone

400

information telling the actors where to go onstage

stage directions

400

The author's main purpose in the article

main idea
400

giving a non-living object human characteristics

personification

400

this type of expository writing gives step-by-step instructions

order and sequence

500

a poem consisting of only 17 syllables 

haiku

500

True or False: All plays have 3 or more acts

False

500

The opposing view in a persuasive text

counterargument

500

sound words

onomatopoeia

500

what you should do as you read the passages in the STAAR test

annotate!!!!