Poetry Vocab

a group of lines arranged together to form part of a poem

• Stanza

• Rhyme

• Syllable

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the point of view, or voice, of a poem

• Syllable

• Speaker

• Couplet

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line

• End Rhyme

• Start Rhyme

• Meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

poems that have no repeating pattern of words that rhyme

• Free Style

• Free Rhyme

• Free Verse

• Free Meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

a person, place, color, or object that represents something other than what it is in reality. Ex: A white dove is just a bird, but it stands for PEACE.

• allusion

• syllabication

• rhythm

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A detailed description that uses sensory language to appeal to your sense of sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste to give you a picture in your mind.

• Tone

• syllable

• Imagery

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

a poem that tells a story

• narrative poem

• narrative

• story poem

• short poem

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and word choice.

• Tone

• Mood

• Emotion

• Feels

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader; How the reader feels about the text while reading.

• Tone

• Mood

• Emotion

• Feels

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

A line or group of words repeated throughout the poem (it's like the chorus of a song)

• regain

• retrain

• refrain

• again

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4