Figurative Language and Poetry

The pattern of rhyme in a poem.

• Stanza

• Alliteration

• Rhyme Scheme

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The overall message or lesson of a poem.

• Theme

• Topic

• Personification

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The main subject of a poem. Who, what, where, when, how, and why.

• Extended Metaphor

• Topic

• Line

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The beat of a poem.

• Onomatopoeia

• Repetition

• Rhythm

• Rhyme Scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Repetition of beginning sounds of words.

• Hyperbole

• Topic

• Repetition

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Descriptive words that appeal to a reader's senses.

• Simile

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

An exaggeration for effect.

• Hyperbole

• Rhythm

• Extended Metaphor

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A phrase that has a special meaning that is different from its literal interpretation.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A row of words in a poem.

• Line

• Stanza

• Theme

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5