Elements of Poetry Vocab (2)

The feeling the author is trying to convey.

• Theme

• Mood

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

This is what the poem is all about. The central idea/message.

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A word, place, character, or object that means something beyond what it is on a literal level.

• Symbolism

• Meter

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

Used to help readers understand how things look, feel, smell, taste and sound.

• Stanza

• Repetition

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

The number of syllables in a line and how they are accented creates the poem's "beat" or rhythm.

• Mood

• Meter

• Line

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The repetition of end sounds.

• Stanza

• Repetition

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A group of lines that look like a paragraph.

• Line

• Stanza

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

One line in a poem.

• Symbolism

• Meter

• Line

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Words or phrases that are repeated.

• Repetition

• Imagery

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4