Poetry Vocabulary Terms

What is the term for the following definition? The feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates for the reader.

• Mood

• Theme

• Rhyme

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

What is the term for the following definition? A group of words that work together but do not form a complete sentence.

• Phrase

• Clause

• Sentence

• Paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the term for the following definition? To add or help to create a certain effect or meaning in a poem.

• Contribute

• Contrast

• Exclude

• Distort

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the term for the following definition? To explain or make clear by using examples, descriptions, or images in a poem.

• Illustrate

• Contradict

• Obscure

• Complicate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the term for the following definition? To improve or add greater meaning or effect to the poem.

• Enhances

• Reduces

• Ignores

• Distorts

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the term for the following definition? A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the term for the following definition? A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

What is the term for the following definition? A grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

• Stanza (verse)

• Rhyme scheme

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the term for the following definition? The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem. The beat of the poem.

• Rhythm

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the term for the following definition? The complete message or idea the poem expresses as a whole.

• Overall Meaning

• Rhyme Scheme

• Stanza Structure

• Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D