Grade 9 Elements of Poetry

What is a stanza?

• It's like a paragraph in a poem

• It's a set of lines that all rhyme

• It is another word for poem

• It is a type of figurative language

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is it called when a series of words all start with the same letter?

• Anaphora

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Consonance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is it called when words share the same letters in the middle?

• Epistrophe

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Consonance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is it called when a series of phrases or lines start with the same word?

• Rhythm

• Anaphora

• Juxtaposition

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the emotion of the poem called?

• Sensory Detail

• Tone

• Purpose

• Diction

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the repetition of sounds at the end of words called?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Rhyme

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is it called when two words have some sound in common but do not rhyme exactly?

• Slant rhyme

• Obscure rhyme

• Partial rhyme

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

This is a reference to a commonly known event, story, or person. It is not a direct mention!

• Metaphor

• Setting

• Allusion

• Foreshadow

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

This is the act of putting two (or more) things together. This can be used for comparison, or for contrast.

• Squishing

• Slant Rhyme

• Juxtaposition

• Antithesis

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

This is a direct opposite, a sharp contrast in order to highlight differences.

• Juxtaposition

• Antithesis

• Bitter Tone

• Slant Rhyme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3