Poetic Terms Review (Ms. Nadow)

Rhyme scheme

• two words rhyme

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

• must be exact rhymes

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A quatrain:

• a two line stanza

• a short Japanese poem about nature

• a five line stanza

• a four line stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

Syllable count:

• amount of syllables per line

• amount of syllables in an entire poem

• amount of lines in a poem

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Alliteration

• A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
• A word that sounds like what it means.
• A single line of poetry.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

Metaphor

• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
• The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.
• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”

Meter

• An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
• The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
• The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text
• Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Simile

• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
• A single line of poetry.
• A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”