5th grade Reading STAAR Review Elements of Poetry

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is an expression that makes an imaginative comparison between two different things, without using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'He was a tornado, blasting his way through the opposing team.'

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'The stars were like diamonds.'

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. For example, 'The sun smiled down on the Earth.'

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described. Examples include 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.

Front

What is internal rhyme?

Back

Internal rhyme is a rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry, rather than at the end of lines. For example, 'I went to town to buy a gown.'

Front

What is rhyme scheme?

Back

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem. It is usually described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme. For example, in a poem with an AABB rhyme scheme, the first two lines rhyme with each other, and the next two lines rhyme with each other.

Front

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Back

A simile compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', while a metaphor makes a direct comparison without those words. For example, 'He is a lion' (metaphor) vs. 'He is like a lion' (simile).

Front

What is a limerick?

Back

A limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines with a specific rhythm and rhyme scheme (AABBA).

Front

What is imagery in poetry?

Back

Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, helping the reader to visualize scenes, hear sounds, or feel emotions.

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'