Poetry Toolbox Terms/Devices

the structure of poetry

• sentences & paragraphs

• sentences & stanzas

• lines & paragraphs

• lines & stanzas

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

• stanza

• line

• title

• tone

repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas and is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency

• theme

• irony

• repetition

• rhyme scheme

the similarity of ending sounds existing between two words

• rhyme

• stanza

• hyperbole

• simile

the literal, dictionary definition of a word

• connotation

• denotation

• tone

• imagery

the associations and emotional overtones attached to a word beyond its literal definition

• connotation

• diction

• hyperbole

• allusion

a writer or speaker’s attitude toward a subject

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• tone

• allteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

• theme

• metaphor

• structure

• denotation

a reference to a well-known person, event or place, can be from history

• diction

• imagery

• allusion

• symbol

a figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. The actions of a character, word, action, or event that have a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story

• repetition

• symbolism

• parallelism

• theme