Elements of Poetry Vocab

Front

Where each line of a text ends.

Back

Line break

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

An exaggeration for dramatic effect or humor.

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas.

Back

Rhyming words

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Words that create sensory images.

Back

Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Lines or words repeated to stress importance.

Back

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Words or expressions that differ from their dictionary meanings.

Back

Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Comparison of two things by stating one is another.

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Giving human traits to animals or objects.

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Same sound or letter at the start of words or lines.

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4