Poetry Vocabulary

Front

What type of poetry is personal and descriptive, helping the reader feel through the senses and showcasing melodic language that conveys a sense of song?

Back

Lyric Poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is poetry that does not rhyme and has no regular rhythm?

Back

Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What type of poetry tells a story or a sequence of events?

Back

Narrative Poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Front

What type of poetry makes a reader laugh or has witty nonsensical humor?

Back

Humorous Poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is two or more words which match in the same last sound (bat, cat, sat)?

Back

Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

The beat or cadence of poetry.

Back

Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

A _______________ indicates: action, excitement, tension, or suspense.

Back

fast rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What suggests peacefulness, fullness, harmony, and comfort?

Back

slow rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables?

Back

Meter

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What is a repetition of consonant sounds, such as “the smooth, skaterly glide and sudden swerve?”

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4