Poetic Terms

A type of literature in which words are arranged and chosen to create a certain effect

• Prose

• Novel
• Essay
• Poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the basic building block of a poem, often described as a single row of text?

• Stanza

• Line

• Verse

• Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem called?

• Meter

• Rhyme Scheme

• Form

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the term used to describe the overall structure or organization of a poem?

• Imagery

• Form

• Symbolism

• Meter

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

When an object or element in a poem represents something deeper or abstract, what literary device is being used?

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Personification

• Hyberbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

In poetry, what term refers to a group of lines that form a unit within a poem?

• Verse

• Stanza

• Line

• Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the rhythmic pattern created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry called?

• Rhyme

• Form

• Meter

• Line

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the term for the repetition of sounds at the end of words in poetry?

• Verse

• Rhyme

• Meter

• Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

When a poet uses vivid descriptions that appeal to the senses to create a mental picture for the reader, what literary device is being employed?

• Personification

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What type of poetry does not follow a specific rhyme or meter pattern and allows for more freedom in expression?

• Free Verse

• Form

• Ode

• Haiku

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5