Poetry term review

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

• figurative language

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Elements such as rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and onomatopoeia - gives poetry a musical quality

• music

• figurative language

• sound devices

• sensory details

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

A comparison without using like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A comparison using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

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

• alliteration

• personification

• allusion

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• imagery

• sensory details

• figurative language

• fancy writing

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.

• mood

• tone

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.

• characterization

• plot map

• setting

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A struggle between opposing forces

• climax

• conflict

• characterization

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• figurative language

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3