Poetry Terms Review

Front

What senses does imagery appeal to?

Back

All 5 senses

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

The author or speaker's ATTITUDE toward a character or subject of a text is...

Back

tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of words is

Back

figurative language.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

How do we refer to the 'voice' we hear when reading a poem?

Back

the speaker

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What poetic device is this an example of? 'You have to stop getting out of bed like you're an oil spill'

Back

Simile

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

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

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Front

What is a simile?

Back

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is the theme of a poem?

Back

The central idea or message that the poem conveys.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Front

What is diction in poetry?

Back

The choice of words and style of expression that an author uses.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.4