Poetry Terms

What is a narrative poem?

• A poem that tells a story

• A poem that always rhymes

• A poem that was created by someone famous

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a rhyme scheme?

• A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

• Words that slightly rhyme

• The rhythm of the poem

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How do you indicate the rhyme scheme of a poem?

• Using letters of the alphabet

• Using numbers

• Circling rhyming words

• You can't

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• Words that rhyme slightly

• The rhyme scheme of a poem

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is figurative language?

• Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally

• A character in a poem

• A type of poem

• A pattern in poetry

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is an allusion?

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

• A comparison between two things

• A type of poem

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a metaphor?

• Implies a comparison between two things without using like or as

• Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object

• A comparison that uses like or as

• An exaggeration to make a point

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is imagery?

• Descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create pictures for the reader

• A pattern of rhymes in poetry

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A type of poem

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is onomatopoeia?

• Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A pattern of rhyming words

• The use of words that imitate sounds (buzz, gargle, clank)

• a type of writing

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech used in which the words like or as are used to compare to dissimilar items

• An exaggeration

• The use of words that imitate sounds

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D