Poetry Vocabulary

a type of literature written in verse and often having rhyme and rhythm.

• Drama

• Fiction

• Poetry

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

a group of verses in a poem.

• stanza

• rhyme

• meter

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

a line of words in a poem.

• Stanza

• Verse

• Theme

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

how a poem is organized

• Repetition

• Hyperbole

• Meter

• Structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words.

• Poetry

• Rhyme

• Tone

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

the sound and feel created by the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables, usually repeated, in a poem.

• Idioms

• Imagery

• Plot

• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

Using the same word, phrase, line, or stanza two or more times in a poem.

• Repetition

• Meter

• Verse

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Rhythmical patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.

• Personification

• Rhyme

• Meter

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

the pattern of end rhymes in a poem, written out as letters, such as AABB or ABAB.

• Adage

• Idioms

• Rhyme Scheme

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

main idea or lesson about life the author expresses in a poem or story.

• Stage Directions

• Setting

• Onomatopoeia

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.4.6