4th Grade Poetry Vocabulary

Front

A group of lines that make up a verse of a poem or song; poetry paragraph

Back

stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

Identify the type of poem: "There was an old man from Peru
Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
He awoke in a fright
In the middle of the night
And found it was perfectly true." Options: couplet, haiku, limerick, cinquain

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limerick

Front

I am first with five
2.Then seven in the middle --
3.Five again to end.

Back

haiku

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What type of poem is this? 1.Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
2.Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. Options: haiku, couplet, limerick, free verse

Back

couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

Classify the following poem type: Watermelon
Juicy, sweet
Dripping, slurping, smacking
So messy to eat
Yummy

Back

cinquain

Front

Lyrics

Back

words of a song or poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

A type of poetry that could share feelings of joy, sadness, friendship, or loneliness

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lyrical poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

Breaks that divide a poem into lines, allowing the poem to be read more smoothly are

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

The use of words to paint a picture in the reader’s mind

Back

imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

To have the same or similar ending sounds

Back

rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4