Elements of Poetry

Similes, metaphors, personification, exaggeration or hyperbole

Poetry is more figurative than literal

• Alliteration

• Figurative Language

• Stanza

• Speaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

When the author repeats the beginning sound of words in a line

• Poet

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When the last words in a verse have similar ending sounds

You- Mew Night- right

• Rhyme

• Symbolism

• Stanza

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Sensory details that appeals to your hearing

• Onomatopoeia

• Poet

• Stanza

• Rhyme Scheme

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Literary works focused on the expression of feelings and ideas through the use of a distinctive style that is often rhythmic and may have elements such as meter, rhyme, and stanzas​ (a)  

• poetry

• speaker

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Match the following descriptions of poetic elements with the correct term.

• Mason's belief about the rhythm of lines with ten syllables each.

• It consists of lines with ten syllables each.

• Zoe's argument about a specific rhyme scheme.

• It emphasizes rhyming couplets.

• Michael's argument about emphasizing rhyming couplets.

• It uses a specific rhyme scheme.

• A common misconception about relying on visual imagery.

• It relies on visual imagery.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following is an element of free verse poetry?

• It presents a lesson that can be learned

• It uses figurative language to create imagery

• It does not follow a rhyming pattern

• Its lines are not similar in length

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

The ​ (a)   of a poem is the unit of rhythm, or the pattern of the beats (syllables)

• meter

• rhythm

• verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What do you call a 19-line poem?

• limerick

• villanelle

• cinquain

• haiku

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

A group of lines in a poem

• Alliteration

• Rhyme Scheme

• Stanza

• Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4