Poetry Terms and Concepts

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poetry

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Expressing one’s feelings and ideas by writing phrases using a special style, rhythm, or other structure.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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poem

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Poetry written in lines which can be in sentences, phrases, or single words.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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poetic structure

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The organization of words and lines in a poem as well as its rhyme scheme and meter.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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lines

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How words are divided in poems.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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stanza

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A group of lines.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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rhyme

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The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds, can make a song-like pattern (lyrical effect).

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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rhyme scheme

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The pattern formed by the rhyming words at the end of lines.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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rhythm

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The pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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point of view

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Who or what is speaking in a poem. It refers to the words in the poem that direct the listener’s focus.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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allusion

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An indirect reference to a literary work, a work of art, a historical event, a famous person, or something else that a reader or listener is expected to understand without an explanation; a literary element.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3