Forms of Poetry
Structural Elements
Sensory/Figurative Lang
STAAR Stems
STAAR Procedures
100

Form of poetry that expresses personal feelings and emotions and may be set to music

What is Lyrical

100

Identical or similar recurring final sounds in words that can be found at end of lines or within.

What is Rhyme

100
Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning

What is figurative language

100

Lines 3 and 4 help the reader know that the structure of this poem is___________.

3 When he gets me in trouble

4 It makes me very mad!

Forms of Poetry (Lyrical)

100

The first T in TARGET stands for

What is Text and Graphic Features 

(Title, pictures, stanzas, lines, bolded, italized, underlined, all caps, etc)

(Don't forget to think about purpose for each)

200

Poetry composed of rhymed or unrhymed lines that have NO set pattern. (sounds like everyday speech)

What is Free Verse

200

The basic rhythmic structure in verse, composed of stressed and unstressed syllables. Pronounced beats. 

What is Meter

200

Figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as"

What is Simile

200

Which words rhyme in each stanza of the poem?

What is structural elements

200

When reading a poem you should number the _____ and ______

Lines and Stanzas

300

Poetry that tells a story to entertain.

What is Narrative

300

A visual division of lines in a poem grouped together by number of lines, rhyme or meter

What is Stanza

300

A figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way as if it were that thing.

What is a Metaphor

300

The poet uses lines 5-8 mainly to?

What is Author's Purpose

300
What you should do after reading each stanza

Determine who and what it's about 

Ex. #JennySad #MouseEscaping

400

Poetry that is deals with amusing happenings

What is Humorous

400

The visual end of a line. Sometimes used to emphasize rhyme and sound. 

What is Line Break

400

Language that appeals to our 5 senses

What is Sensory Language

400

How is line #12 Tick Tock, Tick Tock important to the poem?

What is Using Sensory language (sense of hearing)

400
What does the last T stand for in TARGET

Tell us where you found your answer!

(line number, stanza number)

500

Japanese Poetry composed of three unrhymed lines in 

5

7

syllable pattern

What is Haiku

500

The regular or predictable arrangement of sections or lines of poetry

What is Patterns of Verse

500

Language that gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, and ideas

What is Personification

500

Which line from the poem shows that the speaker is worried about his brother?

What is making inferences based on details

500

Before turning in your test you should always

DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK

(check for dark and neat bubbles and that you didn't miss any)