Poetry CKLA lesson 1 vocabulary

Front

What is a stanza break?

Back

A space or a line break that separates stanzas in a poem or song.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What does dialogue mean?

Back

Words or sentences spoken by a character in a poem, play, or story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is an excerpt?

Back

A small part of a larger work; for example, one chapter of a novel or one paragraph of a newspaper article.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What does it mean to infer?

Back

To reach a reasonable conclusion based on available evidence.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Front

What is a stanza in a poem?

Back

A group of lines that form a unit within a poem.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Front

What is a poem?

Back

A piece of writing that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a specific form, often using rhythm and rhyme.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Front

What is rhyme?

Back

The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, suggesting they are the same in some way.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is imagery in poetry?

Back

Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5