Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt

Activity 1:

Search the following website for the meanings of the terms below. Write down the terms and the definitions on a piece of notebook paper.

Silva Rhetoricae: Use the Search Box

1.   Alliteration:

2.   Simile:

3.   Metaphor:

4.   Personification:

5.   Onomatopoeia:

Activity 2:

Search the following websites for poems that contain the literary devices you just learned about.  Record the name of the poem, the website it was found at, and the line or lines from the poem that contain the literary device on a piece of notebook paper. 

Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry for KidsPoetry Lover's Page

A Few Shel Silverstein Poems

Classical Poems for Children

1.   Alliteration:

Name of Poem:

Author:

Website:

Example of Literary Device:

2.   Simile:

 Name of Poem:

Author:

Website:

Example of Literary Device:

3.   Metaphor:

 Name of Poem:

Author:

Website:

Example of Literary Device:

4.   Personification:

 Name of Poem:

Author:

Website:

Example of Literary Device:

5.   Onomatopoeia:

Name of Poem:

Author:

Website:

Example of Literary Device:

Activity 3:

Your turn! Write a poem that contains all five of these literary devices. When you are finished list each device and how you used them in your poem.