Poetic Terms

Rhyme scheme

• two words rhyme

• the pattern of how words in a poem rhyme, including approximate rhymes

• must be exact rhymes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

Stanza:

• The title of the poem

• The subject of the poem

• A group of lines in a poem

• How many lines there are in the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.5

Repetition:

• A word is repeated in a line/stanza

• The first letter of a word is repeated

• A vowel sound in the middle of words is repeated

• The ends of multiple words have the same sound

Assonance:

• A vowel sound is repeated

• A consonant sound is repeated

• The initial sound of a word is repeated

• A word is repeated in a line/stanza

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Consonance

• A vowel sound is repeated

• A consonant sound is repeated

• The initial sound of a word is repeated

• A word is repeated in a line/stanza

A haiku:

• a lengthy poem

• a short Japanese poem about nature

• a poem of 8 lines, with lines 1, 3, 7 and 2, 8 repeating

• a rhyming poem meant to be humorous

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A triolet:

• a lengthy poem

• a short Japanese poem about nature

• a poem of 8 lines, with lines 1, 3, 7 and 2, 8 repeating

• a rhyming poem meant to be humorous

An ode:

• a poem meant to celebrate someone/something

• a short Japanese poem about nature

• a poem of 8 lines, with lines 1, 3, 7 and 2, 8 repeating

• a rhyming poem meant to be humorous

Free verse poem:

• a poem with 10 lines of 10 syllables

• a poem with no required structure

• a poem meant to be humorous

• a five line poem

A quatrain:

• a two line stanza

• a short Japanese poem about nature

• a five line stanza

• a four line stanza