POETRY BASICS

Poetic Techniques
PERSONIFICATION

The clock stared at us from the wall.

Personification is a figure of speech in

which an inanimate object, abstract idea, or
animal is given human abilities or
characteristics.
HYPERBOLE

I’VE SEEN THIS FILM A MILLION TIMES.

Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration used to

make a point or to stress an idea.
ALLITERATION

BETTY BOUGHT SOME BITTER BUTTER.

Alliteration is the occurrence of the same

letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent
or closely connected words.
 POETRY LESSON 1

Personification, Hyperbole & Alliteration

Enough Examples to CHANGE THE WORLD!

In your English book complete questions 1-5. You will

need to repeat this process for each of the poetic
techniques.

1. Write the technique.

2. Write the definition of the technique.
3. Write an example of this technique.
4. Use the internet to find 2 new examples of this technique
and record these examples on your page.
5. Write down your own example (Once you have finished this
show Miss Jolly and you may have a 2 minute drink break)
 POETRY LESSON 2

Onomatopoeia, Simile & Metaphor

ONOMATOPOEIA

I COULD HEAR A FAINT BUZZING.

Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate

the sounds associated with the objects or
actions to which they refer.
SIMILE

A simile is a comparison made between two

things with the use of a connective word such
as ‘like’ or ‘as’.
METAPHOR

A metaphor is a direct comparison made between two unlike

things that actually have something important in common.
Enough Examples to CHANGE THE WORLD!

In your English book complete questions 1-5. You will

need to repeat this process for each of the poetic
techniques.

1. Write the technique.

2. Write the definition of the technique.
3. Write an example of this technique.
4. Use the internet to find 2 new examples of this technique
and record these examples on your page.
5. Write down your own example (Once you have finished this
you may have a 2 minute drink break)
 COLOUR POETRY
Collect your colour from the teacher.
You are going to write a short 3 line poem about your colour.

● Select 3 techniques that we have looked at this week.

● Write a line on each panel, using a different technique. For
example:

First panel = simile Orange is like the morning sky.

Second panel = hyperbole It makes me want to leap out of bed,

Third panel = alliteration as outrageously as an overpriced oven.