poem terms

A type of poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. Subcategories include ode, sonnet, elegy.

• lyric poetry

• narrative poetry

• rhyme scheme

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.K.5

Grouping of lines in poetry.

• stanzas

• formal verse

• narrative poetry

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A type of poetry that exhibits poetic language, but does not follow a fixed pattern.

• free verse

• rhyme scheme

• formal verse

• lyric poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A type of poetry that follows fixed established patterns.

• formal verse

• free verse

• narrative poetry

• lyric poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A type of poetry that gives a verbal representation, in verse, of a sequence of connected events, it propels characters through a plot.

• formal verse

• stanzas

• rhyme scheme

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

A set pattern of rhyme. It is identified by assigning a different letter of the alphabet to each line.

• rhyme scheme

• lyric poem

• free verse

• narrative poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.K.5

The literal definition of a word.

• denotation

• tone

• connotations

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The emotional associations of a word.

• connotations

• tone

• denotation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The poet's emotional attitude towards his or her subject.

• tone

• connotations

• denotations

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

words that end in the same vowel & consonant sounds

• exact rhyme

• slant rhyme

• consonance

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4