4th Grade Poetry Vocabulary

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

• haiku
• stanza
• rhyme
• line break

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CCSS.RL.4.5

1.“There was an old man from Peru
2.Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
3.He awoke in a fright
4.In the middle of the night
5.And found it was perfectly true.”

• couplet
• haiku
• limerick
• cinquain

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CCSS.RL.4.5

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

• limerick
• cinquain
• couplet
• haiku

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CCSS.RL.4.5

1.Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
2.Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

• haiku
• couplet
• limerick
• free verse

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CCSS.RL.4.5

1.Watermelon
2.Juicy, sweet
3.Dripping, slurping, smacking
4.So messy to eat
5.Yummy

• cinquain
• couplet
• haiku
• limerick

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.W.4.3D

What is the definition of lyrics?

• a 5 line poem
• poem written without rhyme
• words of a song or poem
• breaks that divide a poem

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CCSS.L.4.4A

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

• cinquain
• meter
• lyrical poetry
• mood

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CCSS.RL.4.2

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

• stanza
• line break
• verse
• lyric

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CCSS.RL.4.5

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

• rhythm
• rhyme
• imagery
• free verse

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.3D

To have the same or similar ending sounds 

• rhythm
• rhyme
• lyrics
• verse