Poetry Terms

The way a poem is laid out on the page
is called

• stanza
• paragraph
• line break
• form

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

A group of lines in a poem
is called

• stanza
• paragraph
• line break
• form

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 
 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many stanzas in the poem above?

• This poem has 1 stanza
• This poem has 2 stanzas
• This poem has 4 stanzas
• This poem has 8 stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 
 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many lines in the poem above?

• This poem has 1 line
• This poem has 2 lines
• This poem has 4 lines
• This poem has 8 lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Using words that have the same

(or very similar)

ending sound

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The use of

words that vividly describe a sound

(the word mimics the sound)

so that readers can clearly "hear" them

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech

that suggests a similarity

between two different things

(usually using "like" or "as")

is called

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech that

offers an exaggerated

or extravagant statement

(that is not meant to be taken literally)

in order to highlight a point

is called

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3