Poetry Vocab

a type of writing where words are arranged based on their meaning, sound, and rhythm to share ideas and feelings

• novel
• poetry
• essay
• prose

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

a person who writes poetry

• journalist
• novelist
• poet
• playwright

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

imagery, sound devices, and figurative language and poets choose their words carefully

• poetry tools

• Sound devices are irrelevant in poetry.
• Imagery is only about visual descriptions.
• Poets use random words to create confusion.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

is a way of describing something that makes the reader feel like they can see, hear, smell, taste, and feel

• Imagery

• Visual description
• Auditory expression
• Tactile representation

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

are tools poets use to create sound and mood

• Character development techniques
• Narrative structure and themes
• Imagery and symbolism
• Sound devices

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

words that sound the same; cat and hat

• synonyms
• antonyms
• homographs
• rhyming words

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

words that are repeated over and over

• rehearsal
• repeating words

• duplication
• iteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

words that shows a noise

• sound words/devices

• silence
• shout
• whisper

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

words that are sounds; pop and bang

• onomatopoeia

• whisper
• sizzle
• crash

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

words that have the same beginning sound; silly, slimy, and snake

• happy
• hasty
• honey
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4