STAAR POETRY VOCABULARY WORDS

Front

Gives human qualities to nonhuman things.

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Personification

Front

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

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Onomatopoeia

Front

The person that wrote the poem.

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Poet

Front

The use of words with similar end sounds.

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Rhyme

Front

Short, musical poetry that deals with thoughts and emotions.

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Lyric Poetry

Front

A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

Front

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Hyperbole

Front

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

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Alliteration

Front

A poem that tells a story.

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Narrative Poetry

Front

The pattern of beats or stresses in a line of poetry.

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Meter