Poetry Terms Review

The repetition of consonant sounds,

but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

Ex: A worm named Maurice took the

garden by storm.

• Consonance

• Diction

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

An object or action that means

something more than its literal

meaning.

• Tone

• Theme

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The measured arrangement of

sounds/beats in a poem, including

the poet’s placement of emphasis

and the number of syllables per line.

• Meter

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A unified group of lines in poetry.

This is often marked by spacing

between sections of the poem.

• Stanza

• Paragraph

• Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

A story/narrative in poetic form.

• Ballad

• Free Verse

• Lyrical

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The recurrence of stressed and unstressed

sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds

are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be

fast or slow, choppy or smooth.

• Meter

• Rhythm

• Enjambment

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The repetition of vowel sounds in a

chunk of text.

Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”

• consonance

• assonance

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

The central meaning or

dominant message the poet is

trying to deliver to the reader.

• Theme

• Tone

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The author’s specific word choice.

• Metaphor

• Diction

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The attitude the poem’s narrator (this

may or may not be the actual poet) takes

towards a subject or character: serious,

humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned,

tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc.

• enjambment

• mood

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4