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Figurative Language Packet

This document provides instructions and examples for writing poems using different figurative language devices over 5 poems. It includes guidance on using personification, similes, hyperbole, metaphors, and idioms. Examples are provided to highlight the targeted literary devices in model poems. Students are to follow the process to create their own poems focusing on sensory details and including one of the specified tropes.

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Figurative Language Packet

This document provides instructions and examples for writing poems using different figurative language devices over 5 poems. It includes guidance on using personification, similes, hyperbole, metaphors, and idioms. Examples are provided to highlight the targeted literary devices in model poems. Students are to follow the process to create their own poems focusing on sensory details and including one of the specified tropes.

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My Figurative Language Packet

Shel Silverstein, Carrots

Over the lilies there that wave And weep above a nameless grave! They wave: -- from out their fragrant tops Eternal dews come down in drops. They weep: -- from off their delicate stems Perennial tears descend in gems. Edgar Allan Poe, The Valley of Unrest

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Poem #1 Using Personification and Sensory Observations
The Process: 1. Study the object in detail, using the sense of sight. Look at it closely. Study every inch of it. 2. After observing your object for several minutes, brainstorm any words, thoughts, or phrases that come to mind. Dont stop to edit your words now. Just list everything you can to describe the object in detail using your sense of sight. 3. When you are done brainstorming, go through your list of words and decide which ones BEST describe your object. Circle or underline them. 4. Use these chosen words to write a first draft of your poem. Do not worry about the length of the poem or trying to rhyme. What you need to do is describe it in detail. The reader should be able to see it when he or she reads it. 5. Be sure to include personification at least once. Writing Space:

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Examples of poems that use personification:
Highlight the words in the poem that provide an object with human a human quality. It stands as a statue I know what I see The blue spruce outside my window Watching the movement around it. kneels for morning prayers. Meanwhile, the oak across the street It protects a small bird scratches the back of the tired sky That rests on its head. When its friends, the and a small bush next door leaves, embraces the innocent sparrow. Abandon it for winter, The wind is there for From I Think I Shall Never See leisure. It whistles a tune of joy. By Jim Heynen Tree By Julie Kelman, Grade 7 The morns are meeker than they were -The nuts are getting brown -The berry's cheek is plumper -The Rose is out of town. The Maple wears a gayer scarf --

The field a scarlet gown -Lest I should be old fashioned I'll put a trinket on. #12 by Emily Dickinson

Poem #2 Using Similes and Sensory Observations


The Process: 1. Study the object in detail, using the sense of sight, touch, and smell. 2. After observing your object for several minutes, brainstorm any words, thoughts, or phrases that come to mind. Dont stop to edit your words now. Just list everything you can to describe the object in detail using your senses. 3. When you are done brainstorming, go through your list of words and decide which ones BEST describe your object. Circle or underline them. 4. Use these chosen words to write a first draft of your poem. Do not worry about the length of the poem or trying to rhyme. 5. Be sure to include a simile at least once. Writing Space:

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Examples of poems that use similes:
Highlight the similes in the poems. What happens to a dream deffered? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? A Dream Deferred By Langston hughes

The light shade of purple Slowly fades into yellow. The end of many petals Looks like 100 hands reaching for you. The glowing petals feel As soft as a silk blanket. The petals look as graceful as a ballerina Spinning in a tutu.

The smell is as sweet and thick as a jar of honey. This is my beautiful flower. My Flower By Sarah Doelger, Grade 7

Poem #3 Using Hyperbole and Sensory Observations


The Process: 1. Cover or close your eyes to isolate the sense of sound. Listen to the music. Pay close attention to the sound you hear and what you see in your mind. Recognize if the music makes you feel a certain way. 2. After listening to the song, brainstorm any words, thoughts, or phrases that come to mind. Dont stop to edit your words now. Just list everything you can to describe the song in detail using your hearing and internal sight. 3. We will repeat #1 and #2 three times. When we are done brainstorming, choose one song. Go through your list of words and decide which ones BEST describe the song. Circle or underline them. 4. Use these chosen words to write a first draft of your poem. Do not worry about the length of the poem or trying to rhyme. 5. Be sure to include hyperbole at least once. Writing Space:

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Poem #4 Using Metaphors and Sensory Observations
The Process: 1. Study the object or scene in detail, using the sense of sight, sound, smell, and touch. Recognize if it makes you feel a certain way. 2. After observing your object or scene for several minutes, brainstorm any words, thoughts, or phrases that come to mind. Dont stop to edit your words now. Just list everything you can to describe the object or scene in detail using your senses. 3. When you are done brainstorming, go through your list of words and decide which ones BEST describe your object. Circle or underline them. 4. Use these chosen words to write a first draft of your poem. Do not worry about the length of the poem or trying to rhyme. 5. Be sure to include a metaphor at least once.

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Examples of poems that use metaphors:
Highlight the metaphors in the poems. The sky is an ocean, an endless boundless sea, A stormy sea of white-capped waves. The front is an endless line sweeping across the sky. A low-flying plane is a seagull struggling against the wind. The waves froth back and forth, rocking the boat that is me. The thunder is the song of whales calling in the distance. The lightning is a lighthouse calling me back. The classroom is a harbor where I am safe from the waves. The storm comes. The Sky is an Ocean

By Alex S. Grade 8

Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Dreams By Langston Hughes

Poem #5 Using Idioms in Free Verse


Free verse poems will have no set meter (the rhythm of the words), no rhyme scheme, or any particular structure. They usually tend to follow the rhythm of natural speech. Be sure to include at least 1 idiom. Examples: Harsh and cold Though the beginning was scary autumn holds to it our naked trees: And the end is saddening If only you would free, at least, The time in between will never be forgotten the sparrows from the tips of your fingers Roller coasters of ups and downs

and release a smile, a small smile from the imprisoned cry I see. along Sing! Can we sing But connected as if we were light, hand in hand approaching sheltered in shade, under a strong sun? never be forgotten School Distant Light By Walid Khazindar Writing Space:

Brought us all together We might not get we will always be The end is But the years will At Illing Middle

Ominous Bells By Haley W. Grade 8

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