Poetry Terms

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VERSE

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another word for poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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STANZA

Back

a group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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LINE BREAK

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where a line in the poem is broken and a new line begins

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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REFRAIN

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a repeated phrase, line, or group of lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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COUPLET

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2 rhyming lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

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RHYME

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repetition of final sounds in 2 or more words

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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RHYME SCHEME

Back

pattern of end rhymes

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

ONOMATOPOEIA

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use of words to imitate a sound

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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ALLITERATION

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when 2 or more words start with the same consonant sound

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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REPETITION

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recurring (repeated) use of a sound, word, phrase, or line to create mood or emphasize an idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3