10th grade Poetry Terms

Meter

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

• A single line of poetry.

• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Diction
• Alliteration
• Simile
• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. 

• Allusion
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

• Enjambment
• Rhythm
• Simile
• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” 

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Onomatopoeia
• Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A word that sounds like what it means. 

• Onomatopoeia
• Consonance
• Metaphor
• Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.

• Rhythm
• Caesura
• Alliteration
• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” 

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Rhythm
• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• Stanza
• Assonance
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• Theme
• Tone
• Verse
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2