Poetry Terms

A group of lines in a poem is called a...

• paragraph

• stanza

• sentence

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

The poem is told from the point of view of the...

• poet

• speaker

• character

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

A poem with 3 lines with 5 syllables, then 7 syllables, then 5 syllables is called a...

• haiku

• limerick

• free verse

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

A poem with 5 lines that is usually funny and follows a rhyme scheme is called a...

• haiku

• limerick

• free verse

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

A poem with 4 lines in each stanza that follow a rhyme scheme and usually tells a story is called a...

• haiku

• limerick

• free verse

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

A poem that does not rhyme and doesn't follow any rules is called a...

• haiku

• limerick

• free verse

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Rhyme is...

• similar/same ending sounds

• similar/same beginning sounds

• beat of stressed/unstressed syllables

• repeated words/phrases

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Rhythm is...

• similar/same ending sounds

• similar/same beginning sounds

• beat of stressed/unstressed syllables

• repeated words/phrases

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Alliteration is...

• similar/same ending sounds

• similar/same beginning sounds

• beat of stressed/unstressed syllables

• repeated words/phrases

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Repetition is...

• similar/same ending sounds

• similar/same beginning sounds

• beat of stressed/unstressed syllables

• repeated words/phrases

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10