Poetry Terms - 4th grade

3-lined poem without a rhyming pattern but consists of 17 unrhymed syllables. Usually about nature and originated in Japan

• couplet

• haiku

• cinquain

• acrostic

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

two rhyming lines of about the same length;

a pair of lines that rhyme

Ex. I think that I shall never see

A poem as lovely as a tree

• couplet

• end rhyme

• rhythm

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

This has two rhyming lines; however, the first line is longer than the second line. The first line has 5 stressed syllables and the second line has 2

• couplet

• line breaks

• split couplet

• verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

ex. Moby moved mountains of maroon marmots.

ex. She sells seashells by the seashore.

• alliteration

• consonance

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

when a word is used to imitate a sound / sound words

ex. pop, zap, snap, boom, buzz, peep

• alliteration

• consonance

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the word

ex. leaf and loaf; roam and room.

ex. It was just a little teeter-totter.

• alliteration

• consonance

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a poem that is 14 lines long and that utilizes one of two specific meters (rhythm) and rhyme schemes

• acrostic

• elegy

• sonnet

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

a sad or thoughtful poem, often lamenting someone's death

• acrostic

• elegy

• sonnet

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

an amusing or funny verse with five lines. It has 3 long lines which rhyme and 2 short lines that rhyme

• acrostic

• limerick

• shape poetry

• cinquain

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

a story told in verse, often with repeated refrain. These poems are often about folk heroes, adventures, or historical events.

• acrostic

• elegy

• sonnet

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5