Poetry Vocabulary Terms

One row of text in a poem is called a

• sentence

• line

• blurb

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A group of lines in a poem is called a

• poem

• line

• paragraph

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A rhythm in a repeated pattern of

• letters

• words

• sounds

• hits

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

A rhythm that regularly repeats in a poem is called

• rhythm

• meter

• rhyme

• sounds

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A part of a word that contains a single vowel sounds is a

• syllable

• letter

• stanza

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Two words with opposite meanings are called

• synonyms

• antonyms

• reverses

• limericks

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Two words with the same or very similar meanings are called

• synonyms

• antonyms

• adjectives

• syllables

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Words that modify or describe nouns are called

• verbs

• super nouns

• syllables

• adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

A person, place, thing, or idea is called a

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Limerick, acrostic, and diamante are all examples of _______ of poetry.

• stanzas

• syllables

• rhythms

• forms

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D