Figurative Language Poetry Devices

Creates rhythmic, memorable language and makes the poem “sing.”

• alliteration

• line length

• metaphor

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Bark, buzz, and squishy are examples of

• sounds

• rhyme scheme

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The squEAky whEEl gets the grEAse.

• consonance

• assonance

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

A device where inanimate objects are given human characteristics

• allusion

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A comparison using “like” or “as” between two unlike things that have something important in common

• Personification

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This sports team is a Cinderella story! Translation: A bad sports team becomes great. This is an example of a/an

• Extended metaphor

• simile

• apostrophe

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

A device where the author chooses nouns, adjectives, or verbs that paint a strong mental picture

• Dictionary

• vivid/Bright word choice

• paint

• Thesaurus

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Helps the reader see the differences and similarities between the two things

• juxtaposition

• chart

• allusion

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

author repeats to create emphasis rhythm and mood

• words

• repetition

• music

• phrases

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

"Sally sell sea shells by the sea shore" is an example of

• repetition

• rhyme scheme

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5