Poetry Vocabulary

Which term is a poem without any rhyme scheme or pattern?

• free verse

• couplet

• symbol

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which term refers to two lines of poetry that go together because of rhythm or rhyme?

• tercet

• quatrain

• couplet

• solo

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which term refers to the repetition of sounds in words? For example, the dog jumped over the log in the fog.

• alliteration

• rhyme

• hyperbole

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which term refers to the groups of lines in a poem? (A paragraph in a poem)

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• line break

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which term refers to a word or phrase used more than once to emphasize a point?

• line break

• parallel structure

• repetition

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which term refers to the grammatical structure that allows the poem to emphasize important ideas and add musical quality? This often requires repetition or a line or a phrase. For example, "Karma is a relaxing thought. Karma is a cat purring in my lap- cause it loves me. Karma takes all my friends to the summit."

• line break

• parallel structure

• stanza

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which term is the end of a line of poetry, but not necessarily the end of a sentence? This creates white space used for effect in a poem.

• repetition

• alliteration

• line break

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the following line an example of? "Grandpa is like the glue that holds our family together."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• couplet

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a comparison between two unlike things used for dramatic effect called? This term does NOT use like or as. It's comparison packs a bigger punch. (Example: my brother is a pig. You should see his filthy room!)

• stanza

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which term is this the BEST example of? "The wind whispered its secrets through the valley."

• rhyme

• symbol

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5