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Poetry Device Analysis

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Poetry Device Analysis

📚 Part 1: Identifying Poetry Devices

WALT: We are learning to identify and understand language features and poetry devices to help interpret texts.

1. Which poetry device is being used in this line: "The wind whispered through the trees"?

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Alliteration

2. Identify the simile in this stanza: "Her voice was like honey, sweet and smooth. The stars danced above like diamonds on black velvet."
3. Which of these examples use alliteration? (Tick all that apply)

"Sally sells seashells by the seashore"

"The cat sat on the mat"

"Peter Piper picked pickled peppers"

"Big brown bears"

4. Complete this metaphor: "The classroom was a _______________"

Explain why you chose this comparison:

5. Read this line: "The thunder roared and crashed overhead." What poetry device creates the sound effect?

Onomatopoeia

Rhyme

Repetition

Imagery

✏️ Part 2: Analysing Effect and Meaning

6. Read this poem excerpt:

"The old house groaned and sighed in the storm,
Its windows like worried eyes watching the street,
While rain drummed relentlessly on the roof."

a) Identify ONE example of personification from the poem:

b) Explain how this personification affects the mood of the poem:

7. Using context clues, what do you think "relentlessly" means in the poem above? Explain your reasoning:
8. Why might a poet choose to use figurative language instead of literal descriptions? Give TWO reasons:

Reason 1: ________________________________

Reason 2: ________________________________

🎨 Part 3: Creative Application

9. Write your own example of each poetry device about "the ocean":

Simile: The ocean was like _______________________

Metaphor: The ocean was _______________________

Personification: The ocean ____________________

Alliteration: _________________________________

10. Choose your best example from above and explain why you think it effectively describes the ocean:

Success Criteria - I can:

□ Identify similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration and onomatopoeia

□ Explain how poetry devices create meaning and effect

□ Use context clues to understand unfamiliar vocabulary

□ Create my own examples of poetry devices

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