Poetry Vocabulary

a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.

• poetry
• line
• paragraph
• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

giving a non-living object human characteristics.

• personification
• simile
• hyperbole
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

an extreme exaggeration to emphasize the truth or show humor.

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

compares two things without using "like" or "as"

• hyperbole
• simile
• imagery
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

words or phrases that appeal to the five senses

• figurative language
• imagery
• symbol
• speaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

compares two things using "like" or "as"

• imagery
• metaphor
• simile
• symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Ex: The lightening danced across the night sky.

• stanza
• hyperbole
• symbol
• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Ex: The crocodile's teeth are white daggers.

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

repetition

• repeating same sound over and over
• creates emotion
• sounds like an action

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Repetition

• Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
• the pattern of rhyme in a poem
• Language that creates a special effect. Not literal.
• The rhythm of a poem. Beats created by the syllables in the words.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4