POETIC TERMS

The repetition of the first sounds of a word.

• couplet

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Similar vowel sounds in words that end with different consonants.

• assonance

• hyperbole

• diction

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Two rhymed lines of poetry.

• repetition

• imagery

• couplet

• rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The specific words an author chooses.

• diction

• theme

• tone

• prose

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A metaphor that is applied throughout the entire poem.

• onomatopoeia

• extended metaphor

• imagery

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Using language to create a particular effect.

• simile

• personification

• prose

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Extreme exaggeration to make a point.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The primary images or pictures the author uses to convey meaning in a poem.

• diction

• repetition

• simile

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A comparison of two unlike things.

• diction

• Metaphor

• extended metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When the sound of a word suggests a particular thing.

• tone

• alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4