Poetry Vocabulary

A group of lines in a poem are called

• stanzas

• paragraphs

• line breaks

• sentences

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The rhythmic structure of a verse

• rhythm

• meter

• rhyme

• verse

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The beat of a poem is called

• stanzas

• lines

• rhyme

• rhthym

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

When two or more words end with the same sound is called...

• rhythm

• rhymes

• meter

• lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

A typically short poem expressing the personal feelings and ideas of the speaker.

• Lyrical Poem

• Narrative poem

• Humorous poem

• Free Verse poem

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A poem that tells a story or a sequence of events is called

• Lyrical poem

• narrative poem

• humorous poem

• free verse poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Poetry that does not rhyme and has no regular rhythm is called

• Narrative poetry

• Free verse poetry

• humorous poetry

• lyrical poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The narrative voice of a poem that speaks about his situation or feelings is known as the....

• metaphor

• simile

• speaker

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A comparison of two unlike objects using the words like or as is known as a...

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use like or as is known as...

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D