Teaching Resource
Elements of Poetry Worksheet – Figurative Language
A worksheet 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.
Answers for teachers are also provided.
A black and white version of this resource is also available for download.
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Common Core State Standards alignment
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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....
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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....
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.A
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context....
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.A
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context....
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