Poetry Terms

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words near each other.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

A comparison of 2 things using "like" or "as."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

The attitude the poem’s narrator takes towards a subject or character:

• Theme

• Allusion

• Tone

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A brief reference to a real or fictional person or place.

• Stanza

• Alliteration

• Theme

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

• Free Verse

• Stanza

• Rhyme Scheme

• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds.

• Meter

• Verse

• Rhythym

• Ballad

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats of a poem

• Meter

• Repetition

• Rhythym

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

A single line of poetry

• Stanza

• Ballad

• Verse

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D