Poetry Terms

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The central idea, topic, or point of a story, essay, narrative, or poem.

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THEME

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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A dividing and organizing technique which places a group of lines in a poem together, separated from other groups of lines by line spacing or indentation.

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STANZA

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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The act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again.

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REPETITION

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.

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REFRAIN/CHORUS

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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A rhyme created by words within two or more lines of a verse.

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INTERNAL RHYME

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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When a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same.

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END RHYME

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing (using like or as) with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic.

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SIMILE

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Creates images in the mind of the reader using figurative metaphorical language to improve the reader's experience. Often appeals to our senses: touch, sight, smell, taste, hear.

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IMAGERY

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Style of speaking or writing; an author's choice of words

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DICTION

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference to literature, music, art, pop culture, the news, etc.

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ALLUSION

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3