Poetry Unit

Repetition of the same vowel sounds, usually at the beginning of words that are close together

• Assonance
• Synonym
• Rhyme
• Character 

Repetition of the same consonant sounds

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Meter
• Rhythm

A word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning

• Symbolism
• Onomatopoeia 
• Homonym
• Couplet

A pair of rhymed lines.

• Onomatopoeia
• Rhymed lines
• Couplet
• Synonyms

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A rhyme in which two words are alike in some sounds, but do not exactly rhyme

• Slant rhyme
• End rhyme
• Close enough rhyme
• Rhyme scheme

Rhymes in the middle of a line

• Slant rhyme
• Internal rhyme
• End rhyme
• Enjambment 

Rhymes at the end of lines

• Allusion
• Internal Rhyme
• Enjambment
• End rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The pattern of rhymes in a poem. Indicated by a series of letters

• Rising Action
• Refrain
• Enjambment
• Rhyme scheme

The arrangement of ideas in a poem

• Labels
• Stanza
• Organization
• Rhyme Scheme

A line of poetry that continues onto the next line with its thought or sentence

• Rhythm
• Stanza
• Engjambent
• Lyric