Poetry Elements

A(n) ______________is a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.

• stanza

• paragraph

• essay

• row

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.5

The repetition of consonant sounds a the beginning of words.

Example:

Say to them,

say to the down-keepers,

the sun-slappers,

the self-soilers

Gwendolyn Brooks, "Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress-Toward"

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The repetition of vowel sounds within lines of poetry.

Example: The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains.

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• metaphor

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Poetry that tells a story is called _______________ poetry. This type of poem contains characters, setting, and a plot.

• lyric

• epic

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

A ______________ is a type of narrative poetry that tells a story was originally meant to be sung or recited. These type of poems are usually written in four-line stanzas with regular rhythm and rhyme.

• limerick

• sonnet

• ballad

• haiku

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

A _____________ is a rhymed pair of lines. It may be written in any rhythmic pattern.

• quatrain

• couplet

• cinquain

• tercet

A(n) ____________ poem is a long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a great hero.

Examples: Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey,

• elegy

• ode

• lyric

• epic

A(n) _____________ is a poem where the speaker reflects on death, often in tribute to a person who has recently died.

• elegy

• haiku

• limerick

• sonnet

A extended ________________ is a figure of speech that compares two essentially unlike things at some length and does NOT use the words like or as.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Consists of descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory details for the reader; usually appeals to the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch).

• hyperbole

• simile

• allusion

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3D