Poetry Unit Terms

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text

• Consonance

• Meter

• Onomatopoeia

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning

• symbol

• theme

• enjambment

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line

• meter

• ballad

• stanza

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

• stanza

• meter

• verse

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.12

A story/narrative in poetic form

• ballad

• allusion

• diction

• rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry

• rhythm

• meter

• consonance

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text

• assonance

• alliteration

• diction

• enjambment

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader

• theme

• onomatopoeia

• symbol

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The author’s specific word choice

• diction

• free verse

• tone

• verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character

• tone

• diction

• ballad

• consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5