Poetry Terms

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

Define allusion. 

• a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object from history in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds
• a figure of speech that is not meant to be taken literally 
• a comparison made using like or as that also utilizes personification 
• when the author appeals to the 5 senses of the reader to help the reader feel like we are experiencing what is happening in the reading.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

The repetition of vowel sounds

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Theme

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Ballad

• A story/narrative in poetic form.

• The author’s specific word choice.

• A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle

• A single line of poetry.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is denotation?

• Literal meaning of a word.

• Attitude or emotion a word makes you feel.

• Person, place, or thing.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is connotation?

• Literal meaning of a word.

• Attitude or emotion a word makes you feel.

• The prefix of a word.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Diction is the literary term that means

• The connections we have with words

• An author's choice of words

• The definition of words

• The common way of speaking with friends

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the language used by the people of a specific area, class, district, or any other group of people

• Assonance

• Diction

• Dialect

• Allusion

Poetry that is meant to be mostly for theater. It includes a person's specific situation. 

• Lyric Poetry
• Narrative Poetry
• Dramatic Poetry
• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? 

• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3