colonpunctuationthat statesa list isfollowingtoneTheauthor'sattitudethemea messagethat theauthorrevealsmotifan object, image,sound, or phrasethat is repeatedthroughout a storyto point toward thestory's largerthemeanecdoteapersonalstoryThepronoun"I"a wordthat isalwayscapitalizedmoodrefers to theemotionsthat a textevokes fromthe readerA.P.E.+Tanswer thequestion;provide textevidence;explain it andadd a truismMetaphoran unusualcomparisonwithout usinglike or ascounterargumentanopposingside of anissuedramaticironyThe audienceknows what ishappening, butthe characterdoesn'tsoliloquywhen acharacter in adramatic workspeaks directlyto the audienceoxymorona figure ofspeech withopposingmeanings likejumbo shrimppersonificationgiving humanqualities tosomethingthat is nothumanhomonyma word thatsounds thesame but isspelleddifferentlyAllusionIndirectreference toanother famousbook,movie, orhistorical eventquotationa directstatementfrom apassagecomplexsentencea dependent+ anindependentclausefragmenta group of wordswith a subjectand verb but itdoesn't expressa completethoughtconnotationemotionalconnectionto a wordtruisma statementthat manywill agreewithimagerycreating apicturewithwordssemi-colonpunctuationthat dividesindependentclausestransitionswords orphrases thatconnectsentences orparagraphs3rd personomniscientthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofmore than onecharacterdictionwordchoicesatirea way of writingabout a flaw orfailure insociety byexaggerating itto absurdity.thesisThe sentencein an essay thatstates what thewhole passageis about.3rdpersonlimitedthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofone charactercolonpunctuationthat statesa list isfollowingtoneTheauthor'sattitudethemea messagethat theauthorrevealsmotifan object, image,sound, or phrasethat is repeatedthroughout a storyto point toward thestory's largerthemeanecdoteapersonalstoryThepronoun"I"a wordthat isalwayscapitalizedmoodrefers to theemotionsthat a textevokes fromthe readerA.P.E.+Tanswer thequestion;provide textevidence;explain it andadd a truismMetaphoran unusualcomparisonwithout usinglike or ascounterargumentanopposingside of anissuedramaticironyThe audienceknows what ishappening, butthe characterdoesn'tsoliloquywhen acharacter in adramatic workspeaks directlyto the audienceoxymorona figure ofspeech withopposingmeanings likejumbo shrimppersonificationgiving humanqualities tosomethingthat is nothumanhomonyma word thatsounds thesame but isspelleddifferentlyAllusionIndirectreference toanother famousbook,movie, orhistorical eventquotationa directstatementfrom apassagecomplexsentencea dependent+ anindependentclausefragmenta group of wordswith a subjectand verb but itdoesn't expressa completethoughtconnotationemotionalconnectionto a wordtruisma statementthat manywill agreewithimagerycreating apicturewithwordssemi-colonpunctuationthat dividesindependentclausestransitionswords orphrases thatconnectsentences orparagraphs3rd personomniscientthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofmore than onecharacterdictionwordchoicesatirea way of writingabout a flaw orfailure insociety byexaggerating itto absurdity.thesisThe sentencein an essay thatstates what thewhole passageis about.3rdpersonlimitedthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofone character

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