Teaching Poetic Devices

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Make a strong introduction for poetry by revealing the poetic devices embedded in music – the language of youth.

OBJECTIVE
Students will:

1. Identify six poetic devices: alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, rhyme, and simile
2. Determine the purpose of poetic devices as either emphasizing meaning or the sound of words
3. Respond to a journal entry
4. Transfer learning while becoming the “teacher” of an assigned poetic device

LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: Musical Poetry

REPRODUCIBLES
Poetic Devices (PDF)

CULMINATING ACTIVITY

Students will work in small groups and become “teachers” as they educate their classmates about poetic devices found in their favorite songs.

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