STAAR Reading B

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or syllables such as "towering, trembling trees"

a person or force in society or nature that opposes the protagonist, or main character

the suggested or implied meaning associated with a word, beyond its dictionary meaning

a story written to be performed on a stage in front of an audience

a metaphor that compares two unlike things in various ways throughout a paragraph, stanza, or an entire work

a literature in which situations and characters are invented by the writer

poetry that has no fixed pattern of meter, rhyme, or rhythm

a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor

descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

a contrast between the way things seem and the way they really are, or between what is expected and what actually happens

the basic unit of poetry. a line consists of a word or row of words

poetry that expresses strong personal feelings about an object, person, or event. usually short and musical

a figure of speech that compares two seemingly unlike things directly, without using like or as

a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry, gives a rhythm or beat

a long speech by a single character, normally in a drama