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Poetry Analysis: Figurative Language Guide

This document provides an introduction to poetry and defines several types of figurative language used in poems including simile, metaphor, hyperbole, rhyme, alliteration, and assonance. It asks the reader to compare and contrast two poems with similar themes by analyzing how the authors use figurative language, presentation/delivery, and mood.

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Poetry Analysis: Figurative Language Guide

This document provides an introduction to poetry and defines several types of figurative language used in poems including simile, metaphor, hyperbole, rhyme, alliteration, and assonance. It asks the reader to compare and contrast two poems with similar themes by analyzing how the authors use figurative language, presentation/delivery, and mood.

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Date: ____________

Introduction to Poetry

Types of figurative language Definition Example (use as sentence or draw a picture)

Simile

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Rhyme

Alliteration

Assonance

Point of View
Directions: Compare and contrast two poems with similar themes. Look at how the authors use figurative language, differences and similarities in
presentation/delivery, and mood.

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