Poetic and Literary Terms

a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like," "as," "than," or "resembles"

• metaphor

• allusion

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

the voice talking in a poem

• speaker

• narrator

• stanza

• figure of speech

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

rhymes that occur at the ends of lines in a poem

• rhyme scheme

• internal rhyme

• end rhyme

• iambs

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

the overall "feeling" of a piece of literature

• tone

• connotation

• mood

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

includes hyperbole, metaphor, personification, and simile

• figurative language

• meter

• lyric poetry

• symbols

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

language that appeals to the senses

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

two consecutive lines of rhyming poetry

• couple

• blank verse

• couplet

• iambic pentameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

a direct comparison of two unlike things without the use of words such as "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

• pun

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

the use of words that sound like what they mean

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• consonance

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

the recurring use of a sound, a word, a phrase or a line

• refrain

• allegory

• repetition

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10