Poetry Vocab

A beat, or sound pattern, and feel of the poem is called the ________.

• Rhythm

• Tone

• Theme

• Meter

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The space between stanzas are called ________ __________.

• Line-break

• Verse gap

• Stanza space

• Poetic pause

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

______________ is when lines or words are repeated to stress importance.

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A word that imitates the sound it represents, like “buzz” and “thud” is called __________________________.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A group of lines (paragraph) within a poem are called ______________________.

• Stanza

• Verse

• Chapter

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Words that create images that appeal to the senses is called ______________.

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Words with the same ending sounds are words that ______________.

• Rhyme

• Alliterate

• Synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A phrase or sentence in a single row is called a _______________.

• Line

• Paragraph

• Page

• Chapter

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

A comparison of two things by saying one thing is another thing.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A human trait given to a non human object.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A