3101 Poetry Terms

1. Sections (paragraphs) of a poem are called

• Stanzas

• Rhyme

• Lines

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

A word that imitates the natural sound of something is called

• alliteration

• internal rhyme

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The use of the same sound to start several words in a row is called

• alliteration

• internal rhyme

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When two or more words within a line or verse of a poem rhyme...

• alliteration

• internal rhyme

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

The use of words that have repetition of similar vowel sounds but are not rhyming words is called

• Theme

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When a writer describes an object as if it were a person

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

A comparison using like or as

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A direct comparison that states one thing is another.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Quirky sayings and expressions specific to a language

• Idiom

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The lesson or message of a literary work is called...

• Theme

• Mood

• Tone

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D