Poetic Elements

Def: Line by line

• verse

• stanza

• connotation

• meter

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Def: a single line of text in a poem

• line

• stanza

• rhyme scheme

• speaker

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Def: a group of lines in a poem

• stanza

• denotation

• speaker

• couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Def: a stanza with two lines

• couplet

• tercet

• quatrain

• octave

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Def: a stanza with four lines

• quatrain

• cinquain

• octave

• tercet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Def: the "narrator" of a poem

• speaker

• line

• verse

• enjambment

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Def: When a line of poetry ends without punctuation and runs on to the next line.

• enjambment

• connotation

• denotation

• verse

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Def: The feelings or ideas associated with a word or phrase, beyond its literal meaning.

• connotation

• denotation

• enjambment

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Def: The literal, "dictionary" definition of a word or phrase

• dentotation

• connotation

• enjambment

• near rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Def: the experience of sights, sounds, smells, sensations, or taste in one's mind.

• imagery

• connotation

• rhyme scheme

• verse

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D