Poetic Devices

CREATE IT!

100

Create a sentence using Repetition.

Possible answers:

• “Run, run, run!”
• “Go, go, go!”
• “No, no, no! I don’t want to leave.”
• “Rain, rain, go away!”
• “I tried and tried and tried.”
• “Jump, jump, jump as high as you can!”

200

Create a Simile using like or as.

• Possible answers:
  • “She is as fast as a cheetah.”
  • “The snow is as white as cotton.”
  • “He swims like a fish.”
  • “The baby is as quiet as a mouse.”
  • “Her smile shines like the sun.”
  • “The pillow is as soft as a cloud.”

 

300

Create a sentence using Alliteration.

Possible answers:

• “Silly snakes slither slowly.”
• “Busy bees buzzed by.”
• “Peter picked purple peppers.”
• “Tiny turtles tiptoed together.”
• “Funny frogs found food.”
• “Seven silly seals sang songs.”

400

Create a sentence using Personification.

Possible answers:

• “The wind whispered to me.”
• “The sun smiled at us.”
• “The flowers danced in the breeze.”
• “The alarm clock screamed at me.”
• “The moon watched over us.”
• “The leaves waved goodbye.”

500

Create a Metaphor.

Possible answers:

• “My brother is a walking dictionary.”
• “The classroom was a zoo.”
• “Her smile is sunshine.”
• “The snow is a white blanket.”
• “My teacher is a shining star.”
• “The moon is a silver ball.”
• “His heart is made of gold.”

NAME THAT DEVICE!

100

The stars danced across the night sky. 

Personification 

200

Her smile was as bright as the sun. 

Simile 

300

I have told you a million times to clean your room! 

Hyperbole

400

The warm, buttery popcorn smelled delicious. 

Imagery 

500

Silly snakes slithered slowly.

Alliteration

DEFINE IT!

100

What is Personification?

Giving human qualities to non-human things 

200

What is Alliteration?

The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound 

300

What is Imagery? 

Words that help you to imagine how things look, smell, feel, sound, and taste 

400

What is Metaphor 

A comparison of two things without using the words “like” or “as” 

500

What is Repetition 

Repeating the same word, phrase, or line 

FINISH IT!

100

Simile- 

The snow was as white as ______. 

cotton 

200

Repetition:

Go, _____, _____! 

Go, Go 

300

Personification:

The flowers ______ at the sun.

Possible answer: danced / smiled / waved

400

Hyperbole:

I was so tired that I could ______.

Possible answer: sleep for a hundred years 

500

Alliteration:

Busy bees ______ ______.

Possible answer: buzzed by

POETRY CHALLENGE!

100

Which TWO words rhyme?

cat – dog – hat – fish

cat, hat

200

Which sentence uses imagery?

A. I ate an apple.
B. The crisp, juicy apple tasted sweet.
C. Apples are fruit.
D. I like apples.

B. The crisp, juicy apple tasted sweet.

300

What poetic device is used?

"Peter picked purple peppers."

Alliteration

400

What TWO poetic devices are used?

“CRASH! The angry thunder screamed across the dark sky.”

Onomatopoeia + Personification

500

What TWO poetic devices are used?

“The icy wind danced around me like a playful puppy.”

Personification + Simile