Poetry Terms Vocabulary Booklet: Alliteration, Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole and More!

This 3-page Poetry Terms Booklet is a great way to let students learn and practice eight key vocabulary words: alliteration, assonance, end rhyme, hyperbole, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, and simile.

Each student will choose a theme; then they will write and illustrate an example for each poetry term using their theme.

There is a sample booklet completed that has the definitions filled in and eight examples related to the theme spring. Go through this with your class. For example, for alliteration there is a sample sentence: "Pretty pink petals pile on the pavement." Talk about why this is alliteration, identify the repeated sound, and notice how it relates to the theme of spring. Do this for each of the eight terms.

Two student versions are included: definitions already filled in or left blank. You choose which is best for your class. Each student gets a three-page booklet. They fill in the definitions (if needed), then write and illustrate a sentence (or couplet) to demonstrate the poetry term and convey their theme.

Grades to Use With:

This booklet is designed for students in grades 4-7 or high school special education classes.

Standards:

CCSSL.4.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

CCSSL.4.5a

Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.

CCSSL.5.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

CCSSL.5.5a

Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.

CCSSL.6.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

CCSSL.6.5a

Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.

CCSSL.7.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

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9 Page PDF:

Teacher Instructions

3 Page Sample Booklet

Student Title Page

2 Pages with Definitions Filled In

2 Pages with Definitions Left Blank