STAAR Poetry Terms Flashcard

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What is Hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is Meter?

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A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

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Who is a Poet?

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The person that wrote the poem.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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The use of words that sound like the word they describe (ex. boom, buzz).

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What is Alliteration?

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The use of words that begin with the same letter sound (ex. Silly Sally said stop).

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What is a Stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is a Rhyme Scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

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What is Imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things.

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What is a Simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.