Poetry Vocabulary Study Guide

What is the term for words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition?

• Figurative Language

• Literal Language

• Denotation

• Technical Language

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

• Literal Meaning

• Figurative Meaning

• Synonym

• Antonym

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What do you call words that have the same middle and ending sounds? Example: Bug, rug

• Rhyme

• Noun

• Verb

• Prefix

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the term for saying the same words or phrases over and over again (repeatedly)?

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the basic unit of a poem, together they form stanzas?

• Line

• Verse

• Paragraph

• Sentence

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the place where a line ends in a poem called?

• Line Break

• Stanza

• Verse

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is a section of a poem that consists of a group of lines called?

• Stanzas

• Verses

• Paragraphs

• Choruses

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is a blank space dividing two stanzas from each other called?

• Stanza Break

• Line Break

• Verse Gap

• Paragraph Space

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the comparison using the words like or as called?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

What is the comparison that does NOT use like or as called?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Analogy

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B