Poetry Terms

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of following or closely connected words.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Allusion

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, work, etc.

• Ballad

• Tone

• Allusion

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Theme

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A story/narrative in a poetic form.

• Stanza

• Ballad

• Verse

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Meter

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The author's specific word choice.

• Diciton

• Tone

• Enjambment

• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

• Meter

• Free Verse

• Stanza

• Enjambment

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.

• Ballad

• Free verse

• Onomatopoeia

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without connecting words (such as "like" or "as").

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet's placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.

• Rhythm

• Verse

• Diction

• Meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9