Poetry Terms
Figurative Languagee
ELA Terms
Text Vocab
Richert the GOAT
100

A poem that praises or celebrates something or someone

ode

100

a comparison that says something is something else to show a strong image

metaphor

100

the way a text is organized

text structure

100

to be carried or moved somewhere, often in your mind or feelings

transported

100
I went to college here

Duquesne University

200

a poem with no set rhyme or rhythm

free verse poem

200

comparison using like or as

simile

200

person, place, thing, or idea

noun

200

to be thrown or launched suddenly and quickly

catapulted

200

What year was I born

1990

300

the voice or narrator in a poem

speaker

300

words or phrases that mean something different from their usual meaning to create picture in your mind

figurative language

300

the big idea or lesson the author wants you to learn

theme

300

to move suddenly and unsteadily

lurched

300

how many children do I have

2 daughters

400

a group of lines in a poem, like a paragrph in writing

stanza

400

giving human qualities to something that isn't human

personification

400

to look closely at something to understand it better

analzye

400

the main character or hero in a story

protagnist

400

RAP, what does it mean?

Respect - Resilient

Accountability - Achieving 

Present - Protective of Learning

500

a single row of words in a poem

line

500

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

onomatopoeia

500

... that show something was left out or a pause

ellipsis

500

the person or thing that causes problems for the main character in the story

antagonist

500

The country I played professional football in (not including America)

Germany