Poetry Vocab

the repetition of words with the same beginning sound

• rhyme

• alliteration

• imagery

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to

• rhyme

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

two or more words that have the same meaning

• alliteration

• imagery

• metaphor

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

language that helps you create a mental picture in your mind as you read

• imagery

• personification

• repetition

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together usually in a repeating pattern of rhythm or rhyme

• hyperbole

• simile

• stanza

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

to make something seem larger or more important than it really is -- an exaggeration

• metaphor

• stanza

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

a figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

using the same word or phrase over and over again

• simile

• metaphor

• stanza

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a figure of speech comparing two things by stating that one thing is another thing

• metaphor

• simile

• rhyme

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a figure of speech comparing two things using like or as

• personification

• metaphor

• repetition

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D