Front

What is it called when two or more words have the same ending sound?

Back

Rhyme

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Front

What do we call words that are used repeatedly in a poem to express a certain point?

Back

Repetition

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

What literary device is used when we say that trees 'danced' in the breeze?

Back

Personification

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

What do we call words that imitate sounds, like 'Crash' or 'BOOM'?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Front

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

Back

Stanza

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is it called when the same consonant sound is repeated at the beginning of words in a line of poetry?

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

What is the term for the pattern of beats or stresses in a line of poetry?

Back

Meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Front

What do we call a poem that tells a story?

Back

Narrative poem

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D