Poetry Terms

Poetry is divided into ________, or groups of words

• lines

• stanzas

• rhyme

• paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects is called__________.

• metaphor

• personification

• stanza

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A type of literature that uses sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words to describe the world in imaginative and surprising ways.

• essay

• stanza

• novel

• poetry

The repetition of vowel and consonant sounds at the end of words is called __________

• repetition

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Lines are organized into units of meaning called_______

• poem

• words

• devices

• stanzas

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Making a comparison by saying that one thing is another thing is called_________.

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Using descriptive words to create an image is called ___________.

• imagery

• lines

• poetry

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When several words begin with the same sound in a line or paragraph:

• personification

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Compares things using "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

When words sound like what they mean:

• personification

• alliteration

• lines

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5