Poetry Vocabulary HMH

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What is Repetition in poetry?

Back

Repetition is the use of lines or words that are used again to stress importance.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a Stanza?

Back

A stanza is a group of lines within a poem.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What are Stanzas made up of?

Back

Stanzas are made up of lines.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What is a Line Break?

Back

A line break is where each line of the text ends.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What is Rhyme?

Back

Rhyme is when words have the same ending sound.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is Alliteration?

Back

Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a Poem?

Back

A poem is a piece of writing that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a specific form.

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What is a Verse?

Back

A verse is a single line of poetry.

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What is a Couplet?

Back

A couplet is a pair of lines in a poem that usually rhyme.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is Imagery in poetry?

Back

Imagery is the use of descriptive language to create mental images for the reader.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5