4th Grade STAAR Poetry/ Drama Vocabulary

Front

What are larger sections of text in a poem, similar to paragraphs?

Back

Stanzas

Front

What is a text that is meant to be performed in front of an audience?

Back

Drama

Front

What are words that make a sound like their name? Example: buzz, bang, sizzle.

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What is the text that the actors are supposed to say out loud in a drama?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What do we call it when two or more words end in the same sound? Example: ring and ding.

Back

Rhyme

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves exaggeration for emphasis?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is the person who writes a play called?

Back

Playwright

Front

What is the rhythm and pattern of sounds in a poem?

Back

Meter/Rhythm

Front

What is a type of language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words?

Back

Figurative Language