Poetry Literary Terms

the words and lines create a shape

• concrete poem
• free verse poem
• narrative poem
• haiku poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

a poem that does not have any rhyme 

• narrative
• concrete
• haiku
• free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

poetry that tells a story

• free verse
• narrative
• concrete
• lyric

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

a poem that expresses a poet's thoughts and feelings about a single image, emotion, or idea

• concrete
• narrative
• free verse
• lyric

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

the voice that speaks to the reader

• narrator
• character
• speaker
• author

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the genre of literature that is made up of lines and stanzas

• prose
• poetry
• drama

a traditional form of Japanese poetry about nature; has 3 lines and 17 syllables (5-7-5)

• haiku
• free verse
• concrete
• lyric

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

elements that help you imagine how something tastes, looks, sounds, feels, or smells

• figurative language
• mood
• sensory details
• paraphrasing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

writing or speech not to be taken literally

• sensory details
• imagery
• paraphrasing
• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

restating something in your own words

• quotes
• writing
• repetition 
• paraphrasing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9