Poetry Terms

Choose the definition for: stanza

• A group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces.

• Rhyming words at the end of lines.

• The central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work

• A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human qualities.

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Choose the definition for: end rhyme

• A group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces.

• Ryhming words at the end of lines.

• Rhyming words within lines

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds used by writers to draw attention to certain words or ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the definition for: rhyme scheme

• The use, more than once, of any element of language - a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence.

• A group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces.

• Rhyming words within lines

• The regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the definition for: repetition

• The use, more than once, of any element of language - a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence.

• A group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces.

• The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.

• The regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Choose the definition for: mood

• The use, more than once, of any element of language - a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence.

• A group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces.

• The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.

• The regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Choose the definition for: theme

• The centrel message, concern, or purpose of a literary work.

• A group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces.

• A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between two unlike ideas.

• The use of words that imitate sounds.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

Choose the definition for: personification.

• The centrel message, concern, or purpose of a literary work.

• A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human qualities.

• A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between two unlike ideas.

• A type of figurative language that uses exaggeration, either for comic effect or to express strong emotion.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Choose the definition for: simile

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds used by writers to draw attention to certain words or ideas.

• A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else that is unlike it.

• A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between two unlike ideas.

• A type of figurative language that uses exaggeration, either for comic effect or to express strong emotion.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Choose the definition for: metaphor

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds used by writers to draw attention to certain words or ideas.

• A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else that is unlike it.

• A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between two unlike ideas.

• The use of words that imitate sounds.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Choose the definition for: internal rhyme

• rhyming words within lines

• A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else that is unlike it.

• A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between two unlike ideas.

• The use of words that imitate sounds.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4