Elements of Poetry Vocabulary

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What is a line in a poem?

Back

A single row of words in a poem, similar to a sentence.

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CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Front

What is a stanza?

Back

Several lines grouped together in a poem.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is rhyme?

Back

The repetition of final sounds in two or more words.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is end rhyme?

Back

Rhyming words at the ends of two or more lines of poetry.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is the beat or rhythm in poetry?

Back

The pattern of sounds and silences in a poem.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.8.4

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is a simile?

Back

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

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is imagery in poetry?

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Front

What is a theme in poetry?

Back

The central idea or message conveyed in a poem.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9