Poetry Terms

the message; the general truth about life, the central idea

• Theme
• Setting
• Tone
• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a NARRATOR'S attitudes or beliefs about an event, person, or place based on their own personal experiences.

• Point of view

• Narrator

• Tone

• Perspective

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

the AUTHOR'S attitude toward the characters and events in the story

• Perspective

• Mood

• Tone

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

the use of words to express a meaning that is the opposite of what is said.

• Imagery
• Subjective
• Irony
• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

a concrete representation of an abstract idea

• Metaphor
• Symbolism
• Simile
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

a figure of speech which compares two unlike objects using "like" or "as"

• Irony
• Symbolism
• Simile
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A figure of speech which compared two unlike objects without using "like" or "as"

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Symbolism
• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

a metaphor that gives objects and animals human qualities

• Onomatopoeia
• Irony
• Hyperbole
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

a large exaggeration

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

language that appeals to the senses. Helps the reader imagine look, sound, touch, smell, taste.

• Mood
• Tone
• Imagery
• Perspective

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5