Poetic Elements Review

poetic form without consistent meter, rhyme, or stanza length

• open form

• poetic elements

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

the organization of words and lines as well as the rhyme and meter of a poem

• poetic structure

• open form

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

the particular set of rules guiding the arrangement of words and lines in a poem

• rhyme scheme

• poetic form

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

a string of words in a poem, not necessarily a full sentence or phrase

• line

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

a regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry

• meter

• rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

the pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry

• meter

• rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

the basic unit of a poem, made up of a series of lines

• line

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

the repetition of the same or similar sounds in a poem

• rhyme

• rhyming scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

the pattern formed by the rhyming words at the ends of lines in a poem

• rhyme scheme

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Reread lines of the poem. Then answer what is asked.

29 Our fingertips. Trouble
30 Was there slapping a blackjack
31 Against an open palm.

The capital letter T in Trouble in line 29 shows—

• the beginning of a new line in the poem.

• the beginning of a new thought.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10