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RLA Poetry
RLA STAAR vocabulary Poetry
Term | Definition |
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Narrative poetry | a poem that tells a story |
Lyrical poetry | a rhyming poem (example: songs) |
Free-Verse poetry | a poem that does not rhyme |
Humorous poetry | a funny poem |
Imagery | a tool used by writers to use language in text to create pictures in readers' minds |
Senses | to see, hear, feel, taste, and smell |
Message Conveyed | the lesson, message or theme communicated |
Rhyme | repetition of similar sounds or words |
Rhythm | the beat or flow of a poem |
Repetition | the use of repeated words or phrases |
Stanza | a series of lines arranged together within a poem; like paragraphs in text |
Line | a subdivision of a poem, a group of words arranged into a row that ends for a reason |
Speaker | the one speaking throughout a poem |