dramaticironyThe audienceknows what ishappening, butthe characterdoesn'ttoneTheauthor'sattitudesatirea way of writingabout a flaw orfailure insociety byexaggerating itto absurdity.dictionwordchoicemotifan object, image,sound, or phrasethat is repeatedthroughout a storyto point toward thestory's largerthemefragmenta group of wordswith a subjectand verb but itdoesn't expressa completethoughthomonyma word thatsounds thesame but isspelleddifferentlysoliloquywhen acharacter in adramatic workspeaks directlyto the audienceA.P.E.+Tanswer thequestion;provide textevidence;explain it andadd a truismanecdoteapersonalstoryoxymorona figure ofspeech withopposingmeanings likejumbo shrimpThepronoun"I"a wordthat isalwayscapitalizedcolonpunctuationthat statesa list isfollowing3rdpersonlimitedthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofone charactercomplexsentencea dependent+ anindependentclauseMetaphoran unusualcomparisonwithout usinglike or asthesisThe sentencein an essay thatstates what thewhole passageis about.connotationemotionalconnectionto a wordmoodrefers to theemotionsthat a textevokes fromthe readertruisma statementthat manywill agreewithsemi-colonpunctuationthat dividesindependentclausescounterargumentanopposingside of anissueimagerycreating apicturewithwordsquotationa directstatementfrom apassagethemea messagethat theauthorreveals3rd personomniscientthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofmore than onecharacterAllusionIndirectreference toanother famousbook,movie, orhistorical eventpersonificationgiving humanqualities tosomethingthat is nothumantransitionswords orphrases thatconnectsentences orparagraphsdramaticironyThe audienceknows what ishappening, butthe characterdoesn'ttoneTheauthor'sattitudesatirea way of writingabout a flaw orfailure insociety byexaggerating itto absurdity.dictionwordchoicemotifan object, image,sound, or phrasethat is repeatedthroughout a storyto point toward thestory's largerthemefragmenta group of wordswith a subjectand verb but itdoesn't expressa completethoughthomonyma word thatsounds thesame but isspelleddifferentlysoliloquywhen acharacter in adramatic workspeaks directlyto the audienceA.P.E.+Tanswer thequestion;provide textevidence;explain it andadd a truismanecdoteapersonalstoryoxymorona figure ofspeech withopposingmeanings likejumbo shrimpThepronoun"I"a wordthat isalwayscapitalizedcolonpunctuationthat statesa list isfollowing3rdpersonlimitedthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofone charactercomplexsentencea dependent+ anindependentclauseMetaphoran unusualcomparisonwithout usinglike or asthesisThe sentencein an essay thatstates what thewhole passageis about.connotationemotionalconnectionto a wordmoodrefers to theemotionsthat a textevokes fromthe readertruisma statementthat manywill agreewithsemi-colonpunctuationthat dividesindependentclausescounterargumentanopposingside of anissueimagerycreating apicturewithwordsquotationa directstatementfrom apassagethemea messagethat theauthorreveals3rd personomniscientthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofmore than onecharacterAllusionIndirectreference toanother famousbook,movie, orhistorical eventpersonificationgiving humanqualities tosomethingthat is nothumantransitionswords orphrases thatconnectsentences orparagraphs

Academic Terms for STAAR - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The audience knows what is happening, but the character doesn't
    dramatic irony
  2. The author's attitude
    tone
  3. a way of writing about a flaw or failure in society by exaggerating it to absurdity.
    satire
  4. word choice
    diction
  5. an object, image, sound, or phrase that is repeated throughout a story to point toward the story's larger theme
    motif
  6. a group of words with a subject and verb but it doesn't express a complete thought
    fragment
  7. a word that sounds the same but is spelled differently
    homonym
  8. when a character in a dramatic work speaks directly to the audience
    soliloquy
  9. answer the question; provide text evidence; explain it and add a truism
    A.P.E.+T
  10. a personal story
    anecdote
  11. a figure of speech with opposing meanings like jumbo shrimp
    oxymoron
  12. a word that is always capitalized
    The pronoun "I"
  13. punctuation that states a list is following
    colon
  14. the narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character
    3rd person limited
  15. a dependent + an independent clause
    complex sentence
  16. an unusual comparison without using like or as
    Metaphor
  17. The sentence in an essay that states what the whole passage is about.
    thesis
  18. emotional connection to a word
    connotation
  19. refers to the emotions that a text evokes from the reader
    mood
  20. a statement that many will agree with
    truism
  21. punctuation that divides independent clauses
    semi-colon
  22. an opposing side of an issue
    counter argument
  23. creating a picture with words
    imagery
  24. a direct statement from a passage
    quotation
  25. a message that the author reveals
    theme
  26. the narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of more than one character
    3rd person omniscient
  27. Indirect reference to another famous book,movie, or historical event
    Allusion
  28. giving human qualities to something that is not human
    personification
  29. words or phrases that connect sentences or paragraphs
    transitions