Poetic Elements

Match the following poetry terms with their correct definitions.

• A group of lines in a poem

• stanza

• A group of sentences in prose writing

• paragraph

• The place where a line of poetry ends

• line break

• The structure or pattern of a poem

• form

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.

It was July, and my heart

soaked up the air warmth

until it sang of joy

and love and life.

The poem above has ___ stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.

It was July, and my heart

soaked up the air warmth

until it sang of joy

and love and life.

How many lines in the poem above?

• This poem has 1 line

• This poem has 2 lines

• This poem has 4 lines

• This poem has 8 lines

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Using words that have the same (or very similar) ending sound

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The act of repeating sounds, words, phrases, or full sentences in order to stress key points, or to achieve a certain rhythm, tone or style of prose is called (a)   .

• Simile
• Personification
• Repetition
• Meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Match the following poetry terms with their correct definitions.

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

• Hyperbole

• The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

• Theme

• The attitude or feeling the poet expresses in the poem.

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem. Use lowercase letters to identify the last word in each line.

• freeverse

• rhyme scheme

• refrain

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Language not meant to be taken literally is called (a)  

• denotation
• connotation
• figurative

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do we call the voice in poetry that shares thoughts and feelings?

• speaker

• poet

• narrator

• author

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9