Poetry Vocabulary Flashcard

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

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What is a stanza?

Back

A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas. It is similar to a paragraph in prose.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described. For example, 'buzz', 'hiss', or 'clang'.

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CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

What is imagery in poetry?

Back

Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, helping the reader to visualize scenes, hear sounds, or feel emotions. For example, 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue sea.'

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CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

What is a lyric poem?

Back

A lyric poem is a type of emotional song-like poetry, often expressing personal feelings or thoughts of the speaker.

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Front

What is rhyme?

Back

Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems. For example, 'cat' and 'hat'.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a narrative poem?

Back

A narrative poem is a poem that tells a story, often with a plot, characters, and a setting.

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CCSS.RL.7.4