Poetic Terms

What is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem called?

• Meter

• Rhyme Scheme

• Form

• Stanza

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In poetry, what term refers to a group of lines that form a unit within a poem?

• Verse

• Stanza

• Line

• Form

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the rhythmic pattern created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry called?

• Rhyme

• Form

• Meter

• Line

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the term for the repetition of sounds at the end of words in poetry?

• Verse

• Rhyme

• Meter

• Form

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• the repetition of vowel sounds within words

• alliteration

• the repetition of consonant sounds within words

• consonance

• the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem

• onomatopoeia

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

• assonance

• when the meaning of the word is reflected in its sound

• rhyme scheme

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A series of stressed and unstressed syllables arranged so the reader expects a similar series to follow

• rhythm

• stanza

• verse

• meter

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The place where a line of poetry ends to give a poem a particular look is called ...

• Line break

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A type of literature in which words are arranged and chosen to create a certain effect

• Prose

• Novel

• Essay

• Poetry

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the basic building block of a poem, often described as a single row of text?

• Stanza

• Line

• Verse

• Form

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the term used to describe the overall structure or organization of a poem?

• Imagery

• Form

• Symbolism

• Meter

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D