Poetic Elements and Structure

The pattern formed by the rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem.

• meter

• line

• poetic form

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

The particular set of rules guiding the arrangement of words and lines in a poem; poetic forms include narrative, free verse, and sonnets.

• meter

• poetic form

• open form

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

poetic form without consistent meter, rhyme, or stanza length.

• rhythm

• open form

• meter

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

• limerick

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

rhythmical pattern of a poem where syllables are stressed and unstressed

• stanza

• meter

• poetry

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

human qualities or ideas are given to non human things

• idiom

• alliteration

• imagery

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

related lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph

• rhyme

• symbol

• figurative language

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Poetry that uses poetic language but does not follow a pattern of rhyming or meter.

• free verse

• dramatic poetry

• concrete

• narrative 

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

author's use this with descriptive words to create a picture in the reader's mind

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"I will not eat them with a mouse
I will not eat the in a house
I will not eat them here or there
I will not eat them anywhere"
(Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham)
The ending of these lines show ____

• simile

• hyperbole

• rhyme scheme

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4