Poetry Vocabulary Words

Lines of poetry arranged in groups

• form

• rhyme scheme

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The way a poem looks on a page.

• form

• rhyme scheme

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The repetition of similar sounds and the pattern produced in a poem, usually marked by letters: abba.

• form

• rhyme scheme

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

• rhythm

• sound

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The poet's attitude towards his/her subject.

• rhythm

• sound

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

A kind of figurative language in which an animal, object, or idea is given human qualities.

• alliteration

• imagery

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Words and phrases that appeal to a reader's five senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

• alliteration

• imagery

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words.

• alliteration

• imagery

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A comparison of two things that have something in common and directly states one thing is something else.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D