Poetry Terms

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of 2 or more words.

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

Language that helps a reader recreate, in his or her mind, what the writer is describing.

Back

imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Front

comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

a repeating pattern of rhythm and rhyme throughout a poem

Back

meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

What type of poetry follows strict rules (rhyme, rhythm, stanzas, etc.)?

Back

traditional

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Front

The person narrating the poem

Back

speaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Front

groups of lines, similar to paragraphs

Back

stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

poems free of rules and patterns

Back

free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Front

the place where a line ends

Back

line break

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

Front

repetition of consonant sounds either within or at the end of words.

Back

consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4