Teaching Resource
Elements of Poetry - Figurative Language
An activity to help students understand figurative language in poetry.
Use this teaching resource when studying poetry in your classroom.
Students read the poem One Rotation, then investigate the figurative language within the poem.
An answer sheet is provided.
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Common Core Curriculum alignment
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.A
Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.A
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.A
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.

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