Poetry Vocabulary

A five line poem with certain un-rhymed specifications is

• narrative

• cinquain

• epic

• limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

A type of lyric poetry

• ballade

• limerick

• cinquain

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A five line poem, a nonsense verse consisting of a triplet and a couplet

• ballade

• epic

• haiku

• limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The art of expressing one's thoughts in verse, in a style more imaginative than ordinary speech

• poetry

• prose

• impressionism

• pop art

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A line of poetry, a stanza, poetry

• Verse

• Prose

• Sentence structure

• Verbs

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A poetic device which repeats the same beginning sound for effect

• Assonance

• Figurative language

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of syllable sounds

• Rhythm

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A terse, witty, pointed statement

• Epigram

• Verse

• Simile

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

• Epigram

• Rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Manner of expressing or showing a certain attitude

• Tone

• Meter

• Mood

• Joke

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4