Updated: 19 May 2023
An activity to help students understand figurative language in poetry.
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Pages: 3 Pages
Grades: 4 - 6
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
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.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
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.
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
Explain figurative language such as simile, metaphor, and personification that the poet uses to create images;
Explain the use of sound devices and figurative language and distinguish between the poet and the speaker in poems across a variety of poetic forms;
Describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes;
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.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
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.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
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.
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
Explain figurative language such as simile, metaphor, and personification that the poet uses to create images;
Explain the use of sound devices and figurative language and distinguish between the poet and the speaker in poems across a variety of poetic forms;
Describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes;
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