Poetry Terms

Front

The poet's choice of words.

Back

diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

Front

Words or phrases repeated for emphasis.

Back

repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Front

Poetry that does not rhyme.

Back

free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

Front

A comparison of two things using like, as, or than.

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

Front

Putting 2 opposite things side by side for effect; it makes the contrast more obvious.

Back

juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

Poems that include the 5 elements of a story (plot, characters, setting, theme, point of view).

Back

narrative poem

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Front

A type of literature that expresses an idea or feeling using figurative language and sound devices.

Back

poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

Front

Words that stand for a greater meaning.

Back

symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

When a situation ends differently from what was expected.

Back

irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Rearranging the letters of one word to make another word; the words make sense together.

Back

anagram

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A