Poetry Terms

A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”

• symbolism

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The "narrator" of a poem

• Author

• Poet

• Speaker

• Main Character

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Patterns of words that sound the same

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A concrete object with an abstract meaning

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Giving an object human-like qualities

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Anthropomorphization

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A repetition of sounds throughout several words in a line

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The use of very descriptive, sensory language

• Irony

• Idiom

• Imagery

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Giving an animal human-like qualities

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Anthropomorphization

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A group of lines arranged together

• Form

• Couplet

• Quatrain

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9