2017 STAAR Poetry Questions

Front

What does the word 'peculiar' mean?

Back

Strange

Front

What literary device does the poet use in line 12 to show that time seems to pass slowly?

Back

Repetition

Front

Why is the first stanza important to the poem?

Back

It introduces the subject of the poem.

Front

What is the message of the poem?

Back

Time seems to pass at different speeds depending on what we are doing.

Front

What does the lack of spaces in 'Hurrylikethis' create a sense of?

Back

Feeling rushed.

Front

What is a stanza in poetry?

Back

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.

Front

What is the purpose of using repetition in poetry?

Back

To emphasize a feeling or idea.

Front

What does 'meter' refer to in poetry?

Back

The rhythmic structure of a poem.

Front

What is a line break in poetry?

Back

A pause between lines that can create emphasis or change in thought.

Front

What is rhyme in poetry?

Back

The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines.