6th Grade Poetry Terms

Front

What is a form of literature that follows specific forms to create a rhythm and/or rhyme scheme?

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Poetry

Front

What is a line that is repeated throughout the poem?

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Refrain

Front

The term for how a poem is written...lines and stanzas.

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Structure

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things which says one thing IS another?

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Metaphor

Front

What is the use of a word or phrase that appeals to the reader's five senses?

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Imagery

Front

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

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Simile

Front

What is the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a poem?

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Mood

Front

What is the central idea or message in a poem?

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Theme

Front

What is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem?

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Rhyme scheme

Front

What is the attitude of the writer towards the subject or audience in a poem?

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Tone