Poetry Terms

Stanza

• The group of lines in poetry, almost like paragraphs

• The author's specific word choice to create an effect

• Two lines of poetry with end rhyme

• The atmosphere of a piece of text

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Free Verse

• A unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of beats

• Poetry with regular meter but with lines that don't rhyme

• Poetry that doesn't have a regular rhyme of meter

• The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Blank Verse

• Poetry with regular meter but with lines that don't rhyme

• The atmosphere of a piece of text

• Also known as sensory language; appeals to the 5 senses

• Poetry that does not have a regular rhyme or meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Simile

• Also known as sensory language; appeals to the 5 senses

• A comparison of two things using like or as

• The repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of lines in poems

• The author's specific word choice to create an effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Diction

• The author's specific word choice to create an effect

• A group of lines in poetry, almost like paragraphs

• Comparison of two things, calling one thing another

• Poetry with regular meter but with lines that don't rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Metaphor

• The repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of lines in poems

• A comparison of two things, calling one thing another

• The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

• Two lines of poetry with end rhyme

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

Imagery

• The atmosphere of a piece of text

• A unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats

• Also known as sensory language; appeals to the 5 senses

• Comparison of two things using like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Mood

• The atmosphere of a piece of text

• The author's specific word choice to create an effect

• Poetry that does not have a regular rhyme of meter

• A group of lines in poetry, almost like paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Tone

• Poetry with a regular meter but with lines that don't rhyme

• A comparison of two things, calling one thing another

• The repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of lines in poems

• The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Couplets

• A comparison of two things using like or as

• Poetry that does not have a regular rhyme or meter

• The repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of lines in poems

• Also known as sensory language; appeals to the 5 senses

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4