BIL Poetry Vocabulary

Front

How are words organized in a poem?

Back

Structure

Front

group of words that make up the poem grupo de palabras que componen el poema.

Back

line verso

Front

Group of lines in a repeated pattern

Back

stanza

Front

How many STANZAS are in this poem?

Back

2

Front

When words end with the same sound. Example: cat, hat, mat. Cuando palabras terminan con el mismo sonido. Ejemplo: queso, hueso, beso.

Back

rhyme / rima

Front

Words at the end of a line rhyme

Back

End rhyme

Front

words in each line rhyme las palabras en cada verso riman.

Back

internal rhyme rima interna

Front

Regular pattern that gives a poem a rhythm that is pleasant and “flows”

Back

meter

Front

Dictionary definition of a word.

Back

denotation

Front

The idea or feeling (connection) that the word gives you.

Back

Connotation