Features of poetry

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.

This line is an example of:

• assonance

• alliteration

• rhyme

• assonance and alliteration

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

My grubby little brother

Doesn't like to take a shower,

He goes for ages without a wash

While I smell like a flower!

• figurative

• rhythm

• alliteration

• rhyme

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

I'm walking on sunshine!

Is this literal or figurative?

• literal

• figurative

“Ah, William, we’re weary (tired) of weather,”

said the sunflowers.

The words in red are an example of:

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

The spilt milk was like a lake.

This is an example of:

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Thunder roared like an angry lion.

This is an example of:

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• personification and simile

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

"A wave of terror (fear) washed over him."

The words in red are an example of:

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping streets

The red letters are examples of:

• alliteration

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping streets

The last two words are an example of:

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• alliteration and personification

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

Buzz! Boom! Baa!

are all examples of:

• literal words

• figurative words

• onomatopeia

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3