Poetry Toolbox Terms/Devices

the structure of poetry

• sentences & paragraphs

• sentences & stanzas

• lines & paragraphs

• lines & stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem

• stanza

• line

• title

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas and is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency

• theme

• irony

• repetition

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

the similarity of ending sounds existing between two words

• rhyme

• stanza

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

the literal, dictionary definition of a word

• connotation

• denotation

• tone

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

the associations and emotional overtones attached to a word beyond its literal definition

• connotation

• diction

• hyperbole

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

a writer or speaker’s attitude toward a subject

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• tone

• allteration

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

the central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

• theme

• metaphor

• structure

• denotation

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

a reference to a well-known person, event or place, can be from history

• diction

• imagery

• allusion

• symbol

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

a figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. The actions of a character, word, action, or event that have a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story

• repetition

• symbolism

• parallelism

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5