poem terms

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connotation

Back

secondary meaning to a word beyond its literal or dictionary definition, often having to do with how it makes us feel

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.L.8.5C

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denotation

Back

dictionary definition

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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imagery

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literary device in which descriptions create a mental image (appealing to all senses)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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stanza

Back

grouping of lines in a poem (a paragraph in a poem)

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

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verse

Back

a single line of poetry

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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enjambment

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the running over of a sentence from one line to the next

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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rhyme scheme

Back

pattern of end rhymes in a poem(rhyming pattern)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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end rhyme

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the rhyming of the final syllables in lines of poetry

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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internal rhyme

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rhyming that occurs within a line of poetry (a cat was in a hat and he sat on the mat)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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sight rhyme

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words which appear to rhyme but do not (ex: love and move)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5