4th Grade poetry vocab.

Front

What is the term for groups of lines in a poem, set off by a space?

Back

Stanzas

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Front

What do we call the use of words that exaggerate something?

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is the term for the rhythm of the syllables in a line of poetry?

Back

Meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What do we call it when the endings of lines in poetry sound the same?

Back

Rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is the term for repeating words for emphasis in poetry?

Back

Repetition

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a common form of poetry that has a specific structure and rhyme scheme?

Back

Sonnet

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What do we call a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the term for the emotional quality or atmosphere of a poem?

Back

Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What do we call the main idea or underlying meaning of a poem?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9