Poetry Terms Flashcard

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What is Rhyme?

Back

Words that sound the same.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Identify the example of a metaphor.

Back

"The classroom was a zoo during the break."

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What does 'Personification' involve?

Back

Giving human qualities to something that is not human.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

Back

"She sells seashells by the seashore."

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is an Idiom?

Back

A phrase that means something different than the words actually say.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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What is Imagery in poetry?

Back

Using words to create a visual picture.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What is a Simile?

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a Stanza?

Back

A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

What is a Couplet?

Back

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a Theme in poetry?

Back

The central idea or message conveyed in a poem.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D