Poetry Terminology

Ordinary, informal language that may include slang words.

• onomatopoeia

• colloquial language

• dialect

• adjectives

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

A form of language or pronunciation that is specific to an area or geographical location.

• stanza

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• dialect

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

When two or more words have the same suffix or similar sounding endings.

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• adverb

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others.

• metaphor

• colloquial language

• portmanteau

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A group of lines within a poem.

• rhyme

• stanza

• adjective

• portmanteau

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Comparing one thing to another using like or as.

• portmanteau

• onotomatopoeia

• simile

• accent

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Directly comparing one thing to another for an extended period of time.

• portmanteau

• stanza

• extended metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Exaggeration for effect.

• hyperbole

• extended metaphor

• colloquial language

• dialect

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A phrase or expression that does not have a literal meaning.

• hyperbole

• portmanteau

• idiom

• dialect

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A recurrent word or phrase.

• idiom

• hyperbole

• extended metaphor

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3