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Poetry Terms Scavenger Hunt

Directions: For each of the poetry terms listed below, search the room
to complete the task. Then, write the name of the poem(s) in the
Name of the Poem column and list an example of the poetry term in
the example column.
Poetry Term
Alliteration: Repeating
the same beginning
sound in more than 2
words

Your task

Find 1 poem that

contains
alliteration.

EX: She sells seashells

by the seashore.

Onomatopoeia: Words
that sound like the
object of actions they
refer to

Find 2 poems
that contain
onomatopoeias.

EX: The mosquitoes

buzzed.

Metaphor: A comparison
between two unlike
things without using the
words like or as
EX: My friend is a
treasure.

Find 1 poem that

contains a
metaphor.

Name of the
Poem

Example(s)

Poetry Term

Simile: A comparison of
two unlike things using
like or as
EX: She was as quiet as
a mouse

Personification: giving
non-human objects
human qualities
EX: The sun smiled at
the angry clouds.

Rhyme: words that have

the same ending
sounds
EX: The tiny birds in the
tree,
Were singling softly
just to me.
Repetition: When a
word, line, or stanza
repeats over and over
EX: Inside the ocean
I see fish
Inside the waves
I hear a splash
Inside the water

Your Task

Find 2 poems
that contain
similes.

Find 2 poems
that contain
personification

Find 1 poem that

contains rhyming
words

Find 1 poem that

contains
repeating words.

Name of the
Poem

Example(s)