Poetry Vocabulary Review

Words or phrases that are not literally true but have a deeper meaning.

• figurative language

• simile

• metaphor

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

The author of a poem

• point of view

• poet

• speaker

• attitude

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

A chunk of text in a poem, similar to a paragraph

• rhythm

• speaker

• line

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

The person telling the poem, normally from their point of view

• attitude

• tone

• speaker

• poet

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

A poem told using pronouns such as "I" and "me" that gives the reader the narrator's thoughts and opinions.

• Second Person Point of View

• First Person Point of View

• Third Person Omniscient Point of View

• Third Person Limited Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Words or phrases where the meaning is explicit and straight forward.

• Literal Language

• Figurative Language

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

A poem told using pronouns such as "she" and "he" that tells the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• Third Person Omniscient Point of View

• Third Person Point of View

• First Person Point of View

• Third Person Limited Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A phrase that exaggerates something on purpose

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

A poem written using pronouns such as "she" and "he" that tells the thoughts and feelings of all characters

• First Person Point of View

• Third Person Omniscient Point of View

• Third Person Point of View

• Second Person Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

This type of language appeals to the five senses

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3