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Vocabulary 1
The New STAAR Test
Vocabulary 2
Poetry Terms
100
How many lines does a sonnet have?
14
100
Define manipulate.
to treat or operate manually
100
How many essays are on the new STAAR test?
2
100
Define motive.
a cause of action taken
100
What is internal rhyme?
the use of similar sounds within a line
200
How many lines does a haiku have?
3
200
Define deduce.
to derive by reasoning
200
How many days do you have to take the new STAAR?
1
200
Define monotonous.
A sound in one unvarying tone
200
What is personification?
giving human qualities to inanimate objects
300
How many syllables per line, in order, does a haiku contain?
5,7,5
300
Define refute.
to prove to be false
300
How many hours are allowed to take the new STAAR test?
5
300
Define imitate.
To follow as a model; to act in a similar manner
300
What is rhyme scheme?
a pattern of similar sounds throughout an entire poem
400
What is the rhyme scheme for a Shakespearean sonnet?
ababacdcdefefgg
400
Define unify.
to make into a coherent whole
400
What kind of essays are on the new STAAR test?
persuasive
400
Define rampant.
widespread; extremely angry
400
What is end rhyme?
The use of similar sounds in the last word of adjacent lines
500
What is the rhyme scheme for the octet of a Petrarchan sonnet?
abbaabba
500
Define hypothesize.
to make an educated guess
500
What percentage is the essay worth on the new STAAR test?
26%
500
Define reinforce.
to strengthen or support
500
What is apostrophe?
speaking to a departed person or thing as if they are still present