Poetry Vocabulary

The repeated use of a sound, word, phrase, or line

• rhyme

• repetition

• stanza

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.

• free verse

• lyric

• rhyme

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of sounds at the ends of words, gives poems a musical quality and creates unity between ideas.

• rhyme

• alliteration

• sonnet

• stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Groups of lines in a poem

• free verse

• rhyme

• stanzas

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

The arrangement of lines is irregular, and there may be no rhyme scheme.

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

• free verse

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

a pattern of rhyme

• stanzas

• rhyme scheme

• alliteration

• sonnet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

A writing that uses words, sound, and structure in special ways to express meaning.

• drama

• prose

• essay

• poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

A lyric poem that consists of 14 lines.

• sonnet

• ode

• free verse

• tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

A short poem, often with songlike qualities, that expresses the speaker's personal emotions and feelings.

• sonnet

• lyric

• ode

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

A type of lyric poem that celebrates something.

• sonnet

• lyric

• ode

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5