Unit Plan

Teaching Poetic Devices

By  Elizabeth Ramos
  • Grades: 9–12

Overview

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

Lesson Plans for this Unit

Culminating Activity

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

Supporting Books

Books for Teaching about Poetry

  • Everything You Need:
    Poetry Month: Everything You Need
  • Subjects:
    Independent Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Response, Listening Comprehension, Journal Writing, Literary Response, Music, National Poetry Month
  • Skills:
    Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Writing
  • Duration:
    5 Days
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