Themes in Poetry

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.3.9

What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem?

• rhyme scheme
• rhythm
• repetition
• rhyme

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?

• personification
• verse
• metaphor
• simile

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem?

• a)  Poet
• b)  Speaker
• c)  Stanza
• d)  Lines

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

How  is  poetry  written?  (structure)

• a)  Sentences & paragraphs
• b)  Sentences 
• c)  Lines & paragraphs
• d)  Lines & stanzas

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

the message or moral of the story 

• theme
• main idea
• summary
• plot

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

The order/pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. 

• Internal rhyme
• Meter
• Alphabetical Order
• Rhyme Scheme

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

The snow is a white blanket. 

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

____________ is a comparison of two unlike things, but does not use the words "like" or "as".

• Simile
• Synonym
• Personification
• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"

• Simile
• Refrain
• Personification
• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3