5th Grade Interactive Poetry Terms

5th Grade Interactive Poetry Terms

This 5th Grade Interactive Poetry Terms Matching Activity allows students to learn and master 16 poetry terms.

Acrostic – A poem where the first letter of each line spells a word.
Alliteration – Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
Couplet – Two lines of poetry that rhyme together.
Haiku – A three-line poem with 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
Imagery – Creating vivid pictures with words.
Limerick – A funny, five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.
Metaphor – A comparison without using “like” or “as.”
Onomatopoeia – Words that imitate sounds.
Personification – Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Repetition – Repeating words or phrases for emphasis.
Rhyme – Words that sound the same at the end of lines.
Rhythm – The pattern of beats or sounds in a poem.
Simile – A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Stanza – A group of lines in a poem.
Symbolism – Using objects or words to represent deeper meanings.
Theme – The main message or idea of a poem.

Poetry Terms Matching Activity

Matching Set 1

Stanza:

Rhyme:

Simile:

Metaphor:

Personification:

A: Words that sound the same at the end of lines.
B: A group of lines in a poem.
C: A comparison using “like” or “as.”
D: A comparison without using “like” or “as.”
E: Giving human qualities to non-human things.

Matching Set 2

Alliteration:

Onomatopoeia:

Haiku:

Limerick:

Acrostic:

A: Words that imitate sounds.
B: Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
C: A three-line poem with 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
D: A funny, five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.
E: A poem where the first letter of each line spells a word.

Matching Set 3

Symbolism:

Repetition:

Imagery:

Rhythm:

Theme:

Couplet:

A: The pattern of beats or sounds in a poem.
B: Creating vivid pictures with words.
C: Repeating words or phrases for emphasis.
D: Two lines of poetry that rhyme together.
E: Using objects or words to represent deeper meanings.
F: The main message or idea of a poem.

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