STAAR Poetry Terms Flashcard

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What is onomatopoeia?

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

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What is Free Verse Poetry?

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Poetry that does not have any end rhyme.

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What is End Rhyme?

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Two words that rhyme at the end of lines.

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What is Symbolism?

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A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

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What is imagery?

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A description that strongly appeals to the 5 senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch).

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words (e.g., Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers).

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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' (e.g., Time is a thief).

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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' (e.g., Her smile is like the sun).

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What is a stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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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 (e.g., The wind whispered through the trees).