Unit 4 Vocab: Poetry, Prose & Drama

Front

Understanding and sharing another's feelings.

Back

Empathy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

Grouping of lines in a poem, marking a shift in mood, time, or thought.

Back

Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Subdivision of a poem, a group of words in a row ending for a reason other than the margin.

Back

Line

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

A performance poetry form combining performance, writing, competition, and audience participation, performed at poetry slams.

Back

Slam Poem

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

Repetition of initial stressed consonant sounds in a series of words.

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Repeating words, phrases, or lines to emphasize feelings, create rhythm, or develop urgency.

Back

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

A line of verse with five metrical feet, each with one short (unstressed) syllable followed by one long (stressed) syllable, e.g., 'Two households, both alike in dignity.'

Back

Iambic Pentameter

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Repetition of syllables at the end of a verse line.

Back

Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Audible pattern in verse by intervals between stressed syllables.

Back

Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Non-metrical, non-rhyming poetry that follows natural speech rhythms.

Back

Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4