Poetic Terms

"But a better butter makes a batter better."

• parallelism
• rhyme scheme
• alliteration
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The dictionary definition of a word

• denotation
• alliteration
• synesthesia
• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"I am dying of shame!"

• allusion
• hyperbole
• simile
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The emotional suggestions attached to words beyond their strict definitions

• connotations
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

"The leaves danced in the wind"

• simile
• personification
• parallelism
• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

An object or action that stands for something beyond itself (a dove for "peace")

• denotation
• allusion
• synesthesia
• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Poems are often divided into grouped sets of lines called...

• refrains
• stanzas
• similes
• denotations

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

Language that appeals to our five senses

• alliteration
• imagery
• allusion
• parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Love is a burning candle"

• personification
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• simile

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

“It went zip when it moved and bop when it stopped, / And whirr when it stood still."

• parallellism
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• refrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5