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STAAR Reading #6 ML

STAAR Reading #6

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Poetry a type of writing that uses creative language, is written in lines, and often includes rhythm and rhyme
Free verse a style of poetry that does not follow a specific structure, usually has no rhyme
Lyric (lyrical) poetry a type of poem that expresses thought and feelings with musical language and does not tell a story
Narrative poetry a type of poetry that tells a story
Imagery words that appeal to the reader's five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch
Stanza a group of lines in poetry
Rhyme the effect when two or more words end with a similar sound
Rhyme scheme the patter of rhymes in a poem
Repetition repeating words or lines
Simile Comparing two things using like or as. Example: My hair is as red as an apple.
Metaphor Comparing two things without using like or as. Example: My eyes are moons.
Personification Giving a human trait to something that is not human. Example: The rain ran down the window.
Idiom An expression that does not mean what it says word for word. Example: Let’s call it a day.
Onomatopoeia A word that stands in for a sound. Example: Bang! Whoosh! Crash!
Alliteration Words with repeating beginning letters. Example: The big, buzzing, bee buzzed behind the window.
Hyperbole A strong exaggeration. Example: I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse!
Created by: langfordm
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