Poetry Terms

imagery is....

• a conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie
• something attractive or interesting
• using words to create a mental picture
• the voice of the person or object telling us the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

The poet is...

• the voice of the person or object telling us the poem
• when words have the same ending sound
• a poem that tells a story
• the person who wrote the poem (the "author")

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Dialogue is...

• a conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie
• something attractive or interesting
• the pattern of the beat of the poem (you can clap your hands to it)
• a poem that tells a story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Sensory language is...

• a conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie
• words that have the same ending sound
• language that helps us picture things in our minds with our five senses
• the effect of the writer's words on the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Appeals means that something is...

• make a "movie" in your mind while you read
• tell a funny story
• attractive or interesting
• the voice of the person or object telling us the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

To emphasize means to...

• show that something is important
• write a poem
• tell a story
• play a game

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

The speaker of the poem is...

• the person who wrote the poem (the "author")
• lines grouped together in a poem 
• the voice or the object telling us the poem
• a free verse poet

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

A stanza is...

• a poem that tells a story
• lines grouped together in a poem
• when words have the same ending sound
• the person who wrote the poem (the "author")

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Rhythm is...

• how the writer's words make us feel
• a poem that tells a story
• the pattern of the beat (you can clap your hands or tap your foot to the rhythm)
• a poem that tells about a funny moment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A rhyme happens when...

• a poem captures a moment or a feeling
• a poem tells about a funny moment
• words have the same ending sound
• someone writes a serious poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4