Poetry Terms

This--in a poem--is like a paragraph in an essay. It is one section of the poem, set apart from other sections by a blank line.

• meter

• rhyme

• stanza

• couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Type of poetry that does NOT rhyme.

• free verse

• narrative

• lyrical

• humorous

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

This is the attitude of the poet or writer shown through his or her word choices and techniques.

• tone

• mood

• imagery

• poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

A poet writes with a certain attitude or tone and makes the reader sense a certain feeling or…

• symbol

• mood

• imagery

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

• alliteration

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

• onomatopoeia

• the repetition of consonant sounds within words

• assonance

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

• rhyme scheme

• the repetition of vowel sounds within words

• consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

This is a couple of lines--usually similar lengths, with the same meter, and they often rhyme.

• stanza

• meter

• haiku

• couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

Compares two things using LIKE or AS.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Makes a comparison between two things NOT using the words LIKE or AS.

• Simile

• Idiom

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An exaggerated statement or claim.

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

To give human characteristics to something non-human.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D