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Basic Poetry Terms

Authored by Kelly James

English

3rd - 6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 136+ times

Basic Poetry Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Like paragraphs are part of a story, these are part of a poem; must be at least two lines and is usually separated from other chunks of a text with a space between the lines.

stanza

line

speaker

rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

usually one row of text in the poem that does NOT always end with a period

line

speaker

rhyme

stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identical or similar sounds at the end of lines

line

speaker

rhyme

stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the character who is the voice of the poem (usually not the author; sometimes this character is a part of the poem OR outside of the poem

line

speaker

rhyme

stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repeated use of a word or phrase in a poem; used for emphasis and it helps the reader remember the important parts of the poem.

rhyme scheme

repetition

lyric

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The pattern of rhymes in a poem. For example: AABB, ABAB, ABCD, or ABBA pattern.

rhyme scheme

repetition

lyric

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The words of a song

lyric

repetition

rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

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