Poetry Terms

a comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as”

• synonym

• simile

• metaphor

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

a comparison using the word “is”

• synonym

• simile

• metaphor

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

words with similar meanings

• synonym

• simile

• metaphor

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

words that are opposite

• synonym

• simile

• metaphor

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

the pattern of a poem

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

the repetition of a consonant or vowel sound, a tongue twister

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

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 same or similar sounds in a word, usually at the end of lines

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

A writing technique in which a word or phrase is repeated

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin using three lines containing 5, 7, 5 syllables

• limerick

• haiku

• quintain

• cinquain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

a funny 5 line poem with AABBA rhyme scheme

• limerick

• haiku

• quintain

• cinquain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4