Figurative Language Terms

the grouping of lines in a poem (paragraph/s of a poem)

• Chapters
• Verses
• Phrases
• Stanzas

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of a line or verse of poetry.

• Verse Cadence
• Rhyme Scheme
• Meter Pattern
• Rhythm Scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

two-line stanza

• A two-line stanza is also referred to as a quatrain.
• A two-line stanza is commonly known as a sonnet.
• A two-line stanza is also known as a couplet.
• A two-line stanza is equivalent to a haiku.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

four line stanza

• A four line stanza is a couplet.
• A four line stanza is a tercet.
• A four line stanza is a sonnet.
• A four line stanza is a quatrain.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

a basic unit of time; the “pulse” of the writing

• tempo
• beat
• rhythm
• melody

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a comparison of two unlike things using words  like or as

• alike
• simile
• metaphor
• comparison

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

an extreme exaggeration  to heighten effect

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• exaggeration
• understatement

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

repetition of two or more initial sounds in the same line

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration
• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

referring to a person, place, historical event, political figure, or pop culture

• similie

• imagery

• allusion

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

a comparison of two unlike things by saying one thing  is another—does not use like or as

• Simile
• Analogy
• Comparison
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D