Poetry Elements

Front

What occurs when 2 or more words end in the same sound?

Back

Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

A number of lines that divide a poem into sections is called a _________________.

Back

stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Front

What is a 3-line Japanese poem with 17 syllables (5,7,5 syllables)?

Back

Haiku

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Front

What is the repeating of a word or phrase in a line or poem called?

Back

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Front

What is a figure of speech using a combination of contradictory words? Options: hyperbole, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, personification

Back

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is a play on words with similar sounds or on one word with multiple meanings?

Back

Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

What is the writer's attitude toward a subject called?

Back

Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What is a poem where the first letter of each line spells a word that can be read vertically?

Back

Acrostic

Front

A description of non-human objects or ideas using human characteristics is called _______________________. Options: Simile, Pun, Hyperbole, Personification

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words called?

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3