Poetry Vocab

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in words.

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Sound words that imitate the natural sounds of a thing.

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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What is the Theme of a poem?

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The message about life that the poem conveys.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

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What is Repetition in poetry?

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To repeat sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

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What is Imagery in poetry?

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Creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is a Simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is Personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is a Stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.

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CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

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What is a Rhyme Scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

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CCSS.RL.7.4