Poetry Vocabulary

A type of literature, or artistic writing, that attempts to stir a reader's imagination or emotions.

• poetry

• prose

• line

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

"ordinary writing" — made up of sentences and paragraphs, without any metrical (or rhyming) structure.

• poetry

• prose

• stanza

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

a part of a poem or song

• prose

• verse

• paragraph

• chapter

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

a group of lines of poetry (usually 4 or more) arranged according to a fixed plan.

• stanza

• line

• prose

• paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

a horizontal row of text in a poem

• stanza

• prose

• line

• paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

• prose

• rhyme scheme

• line

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

• prose

• rhyme scheme

• free verse

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

the rhythm of a piece of poetry

• meter

• yard

• prose

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

following the ordinary or usual meaning of the words.

• figurative meaning

• literal meaning

• prose

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

the use of words with meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

• figurative language (symbolism)

• literal language

• prose

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4