Poetry Vocabulary

A description that uses “like” or “as” to make a direct comparison.

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A description that makes an indirect comparison without using "like" or "as".

• form

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

A collection of words that express an emotion or idea, sometimes with a specific, sound, or rhythm.

• form

• poetry

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

The appearance of the lines on the page or how the poem looks.

• line

• stanza

• form

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A group of words in a poem.

A row of words-not always a complete sentence!

• line

• form

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A group of lines arranged together in a poem, usually separated by white space.

• line

• stanza

• form

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

The use of language or words to create sensory images or paint a picture in the reader's mind.

• rhyme

• rhythm

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Either identical or very similar repeating final sounds in the words in a poem

• rhyme

• rhythm

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

When a poet uses words or phrases over and over to help create the rhythm and momentum of a poem.

• rhythm

• rhyme

• repitition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When writers use interesting sounds in their poems like onomatopoeia, alliteration, or rhyme.

• rhyme

• imagery

• sound devices

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D