Poetry Terms

A story told in song, usually a story derived from a tragic incident in local history or legend.

• narrative poem

• lyric poem

• ode

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Words that suggest their meaning by their sound.

• symbol

• rhythm

• repetition

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The form of written language or everyday speech that is not organized according to the formal patterns of verse.

• poetry

• prose

• narrative

• novel

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Something that means or represents more than what is said (the two roads in “The Road Not Taken”)

• symbol

• metaphor

• simile

• figures of speech

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The repetition of the initial vowel or consonant sound in three or more words.

• assonance

• consonance

• repetition

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The African American community that Langston Hughes was a part of

• Brooklyn

• Harlem

• the Bronx

• Queens

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

A comparison between two things, using the words as, like, or than

• metaphor

• simile

• figures of speech

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The class of poems that tells a story

• lyric

• epic

• unrhymed

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Exaggeration used for special effect

• hyperbole

• exaggeration

• overstatement

• figures of speech

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Imagery that has to do with movement or motion

• kinesthetic

• tactile

• quick

• olfactory

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4