ELA FAST Vocabulary

Front

What is a group of two or more lines in a poem?

Back

Stanza

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter, traditionally focused on passion or love?

Back

Sonnet

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is a 19-line poem with recurring refrains that create depth, rhythm, and emphasis?

Back

Villanelle

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What refers to the perspective a writer chooses to narrate a story?

Back

Point of View

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is a type of figurative language that exaggerates something?

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is a type of poem that does not have a specific rhyme scheme or meter?

Back

Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a poem that consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable structure?

Back

Haiku

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a poem that tells a story and often has a musical quality?

Back

Ballad

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is a figure of speech that makes a 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 central idea or message in a piece of writing?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2