Poetry Vocabulary

A poem has a _______, or pattern of beats, like a song.

• line

• rhythm

• stanza

• repetition

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

A ________poem tells a story.

• lyrical

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

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CCSS.RL.3.1

________ is when words or lines repeat.

• rhyme

• rhythm

• stanza

• repetition

A poem is made up of________ that are like sentences in a paragraph.

• stanzas

• poet

• lines

• rhythm

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CCSS.RL.3.5

A poem written to make you laugh is known as a _________ poem.

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

• lyrical

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CCSS.RL.3.1

The person who writes a poem is called______.

• author

• illustrator

• writer

• poet

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CCSS.RL.3.1

A poem that does not have a rhyming pattern is called a _________ poem.

• humorous

• lyrical

• narrative

• free verse

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Most poems have larger parts called ________ that are a lot like paragraphs.

• lines

• stanzas

• sentences

• paragraphs

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CCSS.RL.3.5

A __________ poem expresses feelings and is written like a song.

• free verse

• lyrical

• humorous

• narrative

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CCSS.RL.3.4