Figurative Language Poetry Devices

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

• alliteration

• line length

• metaphor

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.4

Bark, buzz, and squishy are examples of

• sounds

• rhyme scheme

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The squEAky whEEl gets the grEAse.

• consonance

• assonance

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

A device where inanimate objects are given human characteristics

• allusion

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• Personification

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• repetition

• rhyme scheme

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4