Poetry and Drama STAAR

When reading poetry, you must

• recognize missing information

• interpret graphics

• follow the plot

• understand non-literal language

What genre is this?

• poetry

• fiction

• expository

• drama

What genre is this

• drama

• fiction

• poetry

• literary nonfiction

List the 5 reading genres that were studied this year.

• fairytale, fable, myth, legend, nonfiction

• literary nonfiction, poetry, drama, informational text, fiction

• autobiography, fable, realistic fiction, biography, myth

• biography, legend, poetry, drama, fable

What is a characteristic found in poetry?

• rhythm

• paragraphs

• acts/scenes

Argumentative, fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, drama, and informational are types of...

• genius

• inherited traits

• generic

• genres

The reader demands of this genre follow dramatic structure such as: character tags, acts, scenes, and stage directions. The genre is...

• drama

• literary nonfiction

• argumentative

• poetry

Which of the following TWO genres demand the reader to read the text in the order it was written?

• drama

• poetry

• literary nonfiction

• fiction

When analyzing a poem, which of the following is most important to consider?

• A) The rhyme scheme

• B) The number of lines

• C) The font size

• D) The author's biography

Which of the following is a common feature of drama?

• A) Stanzas

• B) Acts and scenes

• C) Footnotes

• D) Index