Writing About Poetry

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor

The bruise on George’s foot felt as big as an elephant. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor

Identify the metaphor

• My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
• My heart is a muscle.
• My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
• My heart is like a muscle.

Identify the simile

• I like apples.
• Apples taste sweet.
• You're the apple of my eye.
• This apple is as sweet as candy.

Simile or Metaphor:
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.

• simile
• metaphor

Which word means: 'To compare a non human object to an action that humans can do?'

• Simile
• Personification 
• Metaphor

Which word means: 'To compare two things without using the words like or as?'

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification 

Which word means: 'To compare two objects using the words like or as?'

• Personification 
• Metaphor
• Simile  

The candle flame danced in the dark.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas