STAAR Test Vocabulary Week 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Simile | A metaphor comparing to things using like or as. |
| Metaphor | A comparison of one thing to an unlike thing, or one thing written about as if it were another. |
| Personification | Language in which human characteristics are given to a non-living thing. |
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration used for a particular purpose. |
| Idiom | A phrase or expression whose meaning is different from what the words say literally. |
| Poetry | Literary genre that uses lines and stanzas to create images, build moods, and communicate ideas. |
| Rhythm | The pattern of beats in poetry or prose. |
| Meter | A regular pattern of rhythm. |
| Rhyme | Repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words. |
| Rhyme Scheme | The pattern formed by end rhymes. |
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