8th Grade Poetry

A "shift" in a poem  is a change in the speakers

• theme
• tone
• mood 
• tone and mood 

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

An obvious exaggeration

• hyperbole
• alliteration
• metaphor
• simile

Repeating the same beginning sound in two or more words

• Onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• personification
• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Her voice is like sunshine

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Her voice is like sunshine

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• imagery

Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

The flute sang out beautifully during the concert.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• Adele

Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.

• simile
• metaphor

Simile or Metaphor:
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.

• simile
• metaphor

Simile or Metaphor:
My life is a dream.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4