Poetry Terms

language that appeals to the senses (seeing, smelling, tasting, hearing, and touching)

• imagery

• repetition

• meter

• couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The intentional use of the same word or phrase two or more times. Draws the reader's attention to that particular word or phrase.

• metaphor

• stanza

• rhyme scheme

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Helps establish the poem's rhythm, affects the speed at which the poem is read and helps the poet create the poem's mood or feeling.

• quatrain

• haiku

• line length

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The beat and pace of a poem.

• rhythm

• meter

• inversion

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The basic rhythmic structure of a line of poetry - the number of syllables and the pattern of emphasis

• imagery

• meter

• ballad

• sestet

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The reversal of the normal word order of a sentence.

• theme

• analogy

• pun

• inversion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The pattern of rhymed lines in a poem.

• simile

• rhyme scheme

• allusion

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

An "open" form of poetry that does not have a consistent meter or rhyme scheme.

• figurative language

• extended metaphor

• free verse

• haiku

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A group of consecutive lines in a poem that function as a unit, usually separated by double spaces.

• stanza

• sonnet

• pun

• meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A rhyming two-line unit in a poem

• quatrain

• ballad

• couplet

• analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4