1. FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE

2. Day 1:
 What is
Figurative
Language?

3. Day 1:
What are the types of figurative language?
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
- Onomatopoeia
- Idiom
- Alliteration
- Hyperbole

4. Day 1: Independent
 Copy the definitions into the back of your Poetry
Book.
- Simile = a comparison of two things using like or as
- Metaphor = a comparison of two things not using
like or as
- Personification = giving a thing human qualities or
feelings
- Onomatopoeia = naming a thing or action by
imitating the sound it makes or has
- Idiom = an expression in 1 language that cannot be
directly translated
- Alliteration = repeating of the beginning sounds in
two or more words next to each other
- Hyperbole = big exaggeration, usually with humor

5. Day 2: Similes/Metaphors
 Let’s take a look at the two types of
comparisons and see if we can decide which
is which…
 Do Slides 1-6
Similes and Metaphors
Poetry Devices
1

6. Day 2: Independent
1. Read the poem.
2. Highlight any similes you see using a yellow
highlighter or marker.
3. Underline any metaphors you see using a
pencil.
If you finish early, choose 2 similes that you
found, and 2 metaphors that you found.
Write these on the back of your paper, and explain
how you know they are similes and metaphors.

7. Day 3: Similes/Metaphors
 Let’s review:
 Simile = a comparison of two things using like or
as
 Metaphor = a comparison of two things without
using like or as.
1. Do Slides 7 & 8
Similes and Metaphors
Poetry Devices
1

8. Day 3: Independent
1. Using your IDR book, read to see if you can
find any similes or metaphors.
2. Copy down one on a sticky note (writing the
whole sentence), and write down the page
number.
3. Stick your sticky note to either the simile or
metaphor chart.
4. Keep reading and hunting for more!

9. Day 4: Personification
Personification means giving human
qualities or feelings to something that is not
alive.
Examples:
The siren screamed loudly, screeching at everyone to get out
of the way!
Crying crocodile tears, the clouds let their sadness fall.
The trees moved their knobby fingers in the eerie shadows.

10. Day 4: Personification
1. Circle the subject of the sentence (who or
what).
2. Underline the human quality or feeling being
given to that subject.
1. The car groaned into third gear.
2. The tropical storm slept for two days.
3. The clouds spit rain all day long.
4. The diamond ring jumped out at her!

11. Day 4: Independent
 Complete the Personification handout.
 Then, reading your IDR book, look for
examples of personification.
 Write them on a sticky (with the page
number) and place on the personification
chart.

12. Day 5: Personification
1. Read the poem.
2. Copy down examples of personification in
the chart below under “Accurate Text
Quote.”
3. Write what you think the author meant
under “My Thinking about the Author’s
Words.”