Poetry Terms

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A single line of poetry

• A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

• The overall feeling or atmosphere of a poem

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Which term describes the attitude or approach that the author takes toward the poem’s theme or subject?

• Mood

• Tone

• Idiom

• Rhyme

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A repeated sound at the end of lines

• Giving human traits to non-human things

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which term refers to the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry?

• Metaphor

• Rhyme

• Personification

• Haiku

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is personification?

• A type of poem with three lines

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a haiku?

• A poem with a specific rhyme scheme

• A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern

• A long narrative poem

• A poem that does not rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which term describes a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning?

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Line

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is a metaphor?

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A repeated sound at the end of lines

• A type of poem with three lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the mood in poetry?

• The author's attitude toward the subject

• The feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates

• A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

What is a line in poetry?

• A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

• A single row of words in a poem

• The overall feeling or atmosphere of a poem

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D