Poetry Terms and "The Road Not Taken"

Rhyme

• The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a line of verst

• a flow of rising and falling sounds in language that is produced in verse by a regular repeating of stressed and unstressed syllables

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Rhythm

• The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a line of verse

• a flow of rising and falling sounds in language that is produced in verse by a regular repeating of stressed and unstressed syllables

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Alliteration

• a reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding

• a literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• a pair of consecutive lines of poetry that create a complete thought or idea

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Imagery

• the formation of a mental image of something

• a flow of rising and falling sounds in language that is produced in verse by a regular repeating of stressed and unstressed syllables

• a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

• elements of a poem that invoke any of the five senses to create a set of mental images

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Metaphor

• a comparison that shows how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in another important way

• a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Simile

• a comparison that shows how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in another important way

• a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

• a single line of poetry

• something that reveals or is a sign for something else, often something abstract

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Allusion

• a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• a reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding

• a stanza in a poem that has exactly four lines

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Personification

• a comparison that shows how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in another important way

• occurs when a word's pronunciation imitates its sound

• a literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions

• a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Onomatopoeia

• occurs when a word's pronunciation imitates its sound

• a division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit

• a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

• elements of a poem that invoke any of the five senses to create a set of mental images

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Hyperbole

• a pair of consecutive lines of poetry that create a complete thought or idea

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• the formation of a mental image of something

• elements of a poem that invoke any of the five senses to create a set of mental images

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5