6th Grade Core Knowledge Poetry

Words that create mental images, appealing to the five senses sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste

Poem that tells a story

A group of lines in a poem

The dictionary definition of a word

descriptive language that appeals to the sense of sight

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Central idea or message of a piece of poetry or literature

poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats

repetition of sounds within a line (but not at the end of the line)rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry

basic building block of poetry, could be a word. a phrase, or even a sentence

a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker

a lyric poem of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter

a five line stanza with varied meter and rhyme scheme and structure of syllables (similar to Haiku) or parts of speech

Repetition of sounds at the end of words, Identical or very similar recurring final sounds

the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as: "I wandered lonely as a cloud"

descriptive language that appeals to the sense of touch

descriptive language that appeals to the sense of taste

The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous).

Rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry

A poem with seven lines in a diamond shape with a structured use of parts of speech

rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words "stress" and "kiss")

A comparison without using like or as

descriptive language that appeals to the sense of smell

a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry; rhythm

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

The implied meaning of a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

A Japanese form of poetry, consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables

the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.

use of language to represent an experience pertaining to sound

The narrator of the poem (not always the poet)

the pattern of rhyme in a poem

repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis