Poetry Vocabulary

The implied emotional meaning of a word, not just the exact meaning.

• repetition
• symbolism
• connotation
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

-a comparison of two unlike things without using like, as, or than

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a commonly used expression/saying that is not literally true.

• personification
• idiom
• imagery
• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

an extreme exaggeration

• personification
• hyperbole
• irony
• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

when the poet tries to appeal to the reader’s five senses.

• tone
• mood
• imagery
• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

when a person, place, or object stands for something beyond /more than itself.

• simile
• repetition
• symbolism
• speaker

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

when something happens that is opposite of what is expected. It can often be funny, but it is also used in tragedies.

• imagery

• irony

• allusion

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

A reference to a statement, person, place or event from the past.

• imagery
• irony
• allusion
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

-repetition of the beginning sound at the beginning of words close together

• allusion
• alliteration
• repetition
• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

when specific words or phrases are repeated two or more times throughout a poem.

• tone
• mood
• repetition
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4