Poetry Vocabulary Terms

The pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines in a poem

• Rhyme

• Rhyme Scheme

• Graphical Elements

• Tone

Author’s placement of punctuation, use of capitalization, and line length to enhance meaning

• Rhyme

• Rhyme Scheme

• Graphical Elements

• Tone

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CCSS.L.8.2A

“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.”

This quote is an example of --

• Sensory Language

• Tone

• Graphical Elements

• Imagery

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CCSS.RL.8.4

“The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats.”

This quote is an example of --

• Sensory Language

• Tone

• Graphical Elements

• Imagery

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CCSS.W.8.3D

A verse, line, or phrase repeated at intervals within a poem, especially at the end of a stanza.

This word derives from the French “refraindre” which means “to repeat.”

• Sensory Language

• Refrain

• Alliteration

• Meter

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

An expression used commonly by a group of people (culture, generation, region)

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

A comparison made between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of lines in a poem.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Extended Metaphor

• Idiom

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

“The starry night sky looked so beautiful that it begged him to linger.”

This quote is an example of --

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Extended Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

“I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you

Till China and Africa meet,

And the river jumps over the mountain…”

This quote is an example of --

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

The occurrence of the same consonant sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Rhyme

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.8.5A