Figurative Language Poetry Devices

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

• alliteration

• line length

• metaphor

• rhyme scheme

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E1.1C

TEKS.ELA.E1.5F

TEKS.ELA.E2.5F

TEKS.ELA.E3.5F

TEKS.ELA.E4.5F

Bark, buzz, and squishy are examples of

• sounds

• rhyme scheme

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.I

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.II

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.III

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.V

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

The squEAky whEEl gets the grEAse.

• consonance

• assonance

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.E3.7B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

A device where inanimate objects are given human characteristics

• allusion

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.8

TEKS.ELA.6.7

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E4.6

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

• Personification

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

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

TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

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.RL.7.4

CCSS.W.7.3D

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

• juxtaposition

• chart

• allusion

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.W.7.2A

author repeats to create emphasis rhythm and mood

• words

• repetition

• music

• phrases

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.8

TEKS.ELA.6.7

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E4.6

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

• repetition

• rhyme scheme

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.LG.2L