5th grade Reading STAAR Review Elements of Poetry

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What is lyrical poetry?

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A form of poetry expressing personal feelings and emotions that may be set to music.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A group of consecutive lines in a poem that forms a single unit.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is a couplet?

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A pair of consecutive lines in a poem that usually rhyme and have the same meter.

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What is a narrative poem?

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A poem that tells a story and includes characters, a plot, and a setting.