Poetic vocabulary

A story written in sentences and paragraphs.

• poem

• prose

• rhyme

• rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A piece of writing written in lines and stanzas.

• rhyme

• rhythm

• prose

• poem

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A chunk of text in a poem, similar to a paragraph.

• paragraph

• line

• sentence

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

In a poem, one line across the page (might not be a complete sentence).

• line

• sentence

• stanza

• paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry.

• rhyme

• rhythm

• rhyme scheme

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The way a poem flows from one idea to the next. (the beat)

• stanza

• metaphor

• rhythm

• line

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

When words END with a similar sound as another word.

• rhyme

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds. Ex. Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A comparison using "like" or "as". Ex. Her smile is like the sun.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A direct comparison, without using "like" or "as". Ex. He is a bear in the morning.

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D