soliloquywhen acharacter in adramatic workspeaks directlyto the audiencesemi-colonpunctuationthat dividesindependentclausesA.P.E.+Tanswer thequestion;provide textevidence;explain it andadd a truismthemea messagethat theauthorrevealsimagerycreating apicturewithwordsthesisThe sentencein an essay thatstates what thewhole passageis about.Metaphoran unusualcomparisonwithout usinglike or asconnotationemotionalconnectionto a word3rdpersonlimitedthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofone charactertransitionswords orphrases thatconnectsentences orparagraphsThepronoun"I"a wordthat isalwayscapitalizeddramaticironyThe audienceknows what ishappening, butthe characterdoesn't3rd personomniscientthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofmore than onecharactermotifan object, image,sound, or phrasethat is repeatedthroughout a storyto point toward thestory's largerthemedictionwordchoiceoxymorona figure ofspeech withopposingmeanings likejumbo shrimptruisma statementthat manywill agreewithmoodrefers to theemotionsthat a textevokes fromthe readeranecdoteapersonalstoryfragmenta group of wordswith a subjectand verb but itdoesn't expressa completethoughtquotationa directstatementfrom apassagetoneTheauthor'sattitudeAllusionIndirectreference toanother famousbook,movie, orhistorical eventcolonpunctuationthat statesa list isfollowingcounterargumentanopposingside of anissuecomplexsentencea dependent+ anindependentclausepersonificationgiving humanqualities tosomethingthat is nothumanhomonyma word thatsounds thesame but isspelleddifferentlysatirea way of writingabout a flaw orfailure insociety byexaggerating itto absurdity.soliloquywhen acharacter in adramatic workspeaks directlyto the audiencesemi-colonpunctuationthat dividesindependentclausesA.P.E.+Tanswer thequestion;provide textevidence;explain it andadd a truismthemea messagethat theauthorrevealsimagerycreating apicturewithwordsthesisThe sentencein an essay thatstates what thewhole passageis about.Metaphoran unusualcomparisonwithout usinglike or asconnotationemotionalconnectionto a word3rdpersonlimitedthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofone charactertransitionswords orphrases thatconnectsentences orparagraphsThepronoun"I"a wordthat isalwayscapitalizeddramaticironyThe audienceknows what ishappening, butthe characterdoesn't3rd personomniscientthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofmore than onecharactermotifan object, image,sound, or phrasethat is repeatedthroughout a storyto point toward thestory's largerthemedictionwordchoiceoxymorona figure ofspeech withopposingmeanings likejumbo shrimptruisma statementthat manywill agreewithmoodrefers to theemotionsthat a textevokes fromthe readeranecdoteapersonalstoryfragmenta group of wordswith a subjectand verb but itdoesn't expressa completethoughtquotationa directstatementfrom apassagetoneTheauthor'sattitudeAllusionIndirectreference toanother famousbook,movie, orhistorical eventcolonpunctuationthat statesa list isfollowingcounterargumentanopposingside of anissuecomplexsentencea dependent+ anindependentclausepersonificationgiving humanqualities tosomethingthat is nothumanhomonyma word thatsounds thesame but isspelleddifferentlysatirea way of writingabout a flaw orfailure insociety byexaggerating itto absurdity.

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