Poetic Elements and Structure

A form of poetry where a single speaker expresses his/her thoughts or feelings.

• Lyric Poetry

• Couplet

• Internal Rhyme

• Rhyme Scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

The message the poet wants the poem to have for the reader.

• Symbol

• Theme

• Repetition

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The voice that "talks" to the reader.

• Stanza

• Internal Rhyme

• End Rhyme

• Speaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Shows the speaker's attitude toward his/her subject.

• Tone

• Symbol

• Theme

• Couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

A rhymed pair of lines.

• Lyric Poetry

• Couplet

• End Rhyme

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

A group of 2 or more lines that form a unit in a poem.

• Speaker

• Rhyme

• Repetition

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

A pattern of end rhymes in a poem.

• End Rhyme

• Internal Rhyme

• Rhyme Scheme

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

A technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated.

• Rhyme Scheme

• Repetition

• Stanza

• Speaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

The repetition of sounds at the end of words.

• Couplet

• Rhyme Scheme

• Symbol

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

When rhyming words come at the end of lines. This is the most common type of poetic rhyme.

• End Rhyme

• Lyric Poetry

• Repetition

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5