STAAR Poetry Vocab Words

Front

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

Back

Metaphor

Front

The person who wrote the poem

Back

Poet

Front

Comparing two things using like or as

Back

Simile

Front

The person that narrates the poem

Back

Speaker

Front

Words that represent sounds

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

Back

Personification

Front

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Language that appeals to the senses

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Sensory Detail

Front

A type of poem that expresses feelings and thoughts

Back

Lyric Poem

Front

A poem that tells a story

Back

Narrative Poem