dictionwordchoicecounterargumentanopposingside of anissuemotifan object, image,sound, or phrasethat is repeatedthroughout a storyto point toward thestory's largerthemehomonyma word thatsounds thesame but isspelleddifferentlycomplexsentencea dependent+ anindependentclause3rdpersonlimitedthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofone characterthemea messagethat theauthorrevealssoliloquywhen acharacter in adramatic workspeaks directlyto the audiencesemi-colonpunctuationthat dividesindependentclausescolonpunctuationthat statesa list isfollowingsatirea way of writingabout a flaw orfailure insociety byexaggerating itto absurdity.connotationemotionalconnectionto a wordAllusionIndirectreference toanother famousbook,movie, orhistorical event3rd personomniscientthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofmore than onecharacteranecdoteapersonalstorypersonificationgiving humanqualities tosomethingthat is nothumanthesisThe sentencein an essay thatstates what thewhole passageis about.toneTheauthor'sattitudeA.P.E.+Tanswer thequestion;provide textevidence;explain it andadd a truismoxymorona figure ofspeech withopposingmeanings likejumbo shrimpimagerycreating apicturewithwordstransitionswords orphrases thatconnectsentences orparagraphsfragmenta group of wordswith a subjectand verb but itdoesn't expressa completethoughtmoodrefers to theemotionsthat a textevokes fromthe readertruisma statementthat manywill agreewithquotationa directstatementfrom apassageThepronoun"I"a wordthat isalwayscapitalizedMetaphoran unusualcomparisonwithout usinglike or asdramaticironyThe audienceknows what ishappening, butthe characterdoesn'tdictionwordchoicecounterargumentanopposingside of anissuemotifan object, image,sound, or phrasethat is repeatedthroughout a storyto point toward thestory's largerthemehomonyma word thatsounds thesame but isspelleddifferentlycomplexsentencea dependent+ anindependentclause3rdpersonlimitedthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofone characterthemea messagethat theauthorrevealssoliloquywhen acharacter in adramatic workspeaks directlyto the audiencesemi-colonpunctuationthat dividesindependentclausescolonpunctuationthat statesa list isfollowingsatirea way of writingabout a flaw orfailure insociety byexaggerating itto absurdity.connotationemotionalconnectionto a wordAllusionIndirectreference toanother famousbook,movie, orhistorical event3rd personomniscientthe narratorreveals thethoughts andfeelings ofmore than onecharacteranecdoteapersonalstorypersonificationgiving humanqualities tosomethingthat is nothumanthesisThe sentencein an essay thatstates what thewhole passageis about.toneTheauthor'sattitudeA.P.E.+Tanswer thequestion;provide textevidence;explain it andadd a truismoxymorona figure ofspeech withopposingmeanings likejumbo shrimpimagerycreating apicturewithwordstransitionswords orphrases thatconnectsentences orparagraphsfragmenta group of wordswith a subjectand verb but itdoesn't expressa completethoughtmoodrefers to theemotionsthat a textevokes fromthe readertruisma statementthat manywill agreewithquotationa directstatementfrom apassageThepronoun"I"a wordthat isalwayscapitalizedMetaphoran unusualcomparisonwithout usinglike or asdramaticironyThe audienceknows what ishappening, butthe characterdoesn't

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