ELA SCReady Practice - Poetry Terms

A group of lines in a poem, separated by space from other groups of lines, much like a paragraph in prose

• Stanza

• Verse

• Rhythm

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem

• Verse

• Rhyme Scheme

• Stanza

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Having the same sound at the end of two or more words

• Rhyming words

• Stanza

• Verse

• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The sound and feel created by the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables

• Repetition

• Verse

• Rhyming Words

• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Using the same word, phrase, line, or stanza two or more times in a poem

• Repetition

• Verse

• Rhyme scheme

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Repeating vowel sounds in nearby words

• Verse

• Stanza

• Assonance

• Rhyme Scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

A form of poetry, usually suitable for singing, that tells a story in stanzas of two or four lines

• Free verse

• Narrative

• Lyric

• Ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

A poetic form that avoids using fixed patterns

• Ballad

• Free verse

• Haiku

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

A poem that tells a story

• Free verse

• Haiku

• Narrative

• Ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Repeating the consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words

• Alliteration

• Free verse

• Lyric

• Limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5