STAAR Vocabulary Terms
Across
- 2. to show; to give away information or details
- 4. to put clues together to build an assumption; to assume something is true based on evidence; a synonym of the word infer
- 5. a grouping of lines within a poem; poetry’s version of a paragraph
- 6. to make a word stand out; to bring attention to a word or phrase;to emphasize
- 7. to make an educated guess; to assume something is true based on evidence
- 9. narrator of a poem; person whose voice is heard within poetic writing
- 10. the author of a play/script
- 11. problems or struggles
- 13. to suggest WITHOUT specifically stating; to “hint at”
- 14. to hint as a way of expressing information; to recommend or offer advice
Down
- 1. intentional hints that allow the reader to predict future events; showing through hints
- 3. one part; one piece or section of a larger piece of writing
- 4. to help; to add value in some way; to give something
- 8. to make something stand out; to highlight the importance of something; to draw attention to an idea or detail
- 12. to arrange in a logical order; to intentionally place info in a specific location within a piece of writing