Poetry Terms and Definitions

a story's/poem's central idea or lesson

• Simile

• Theme

• Figuratvie Language

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

an exaggeration or overstatement

• Simile

• Theme

• Figuratvie Language

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a comparison of two different things, using either "as" or "like"

• Simile

• Theme

• Figuratvie Language

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a poetic device which repeats the same beginning sound for effect.

• Sonnet

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a comparison of two similar things without using "as" or "like"

• Sonnet

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

giving human qualities to an object or abstract idea

• Sonnet

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

rhymed lyric poem consisting of 14 lines

• Sonnet

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

imitation of natural sounds of words, words you "hear"

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Compare

• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

a word or group of words that appeals to one or more of the senses: sight, taste, touch, hearing, smell.

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Compare

• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

a process in which you look for things that are the same. (2 or more things)

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Compare

• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D