Name: ________________________________
Figurative Language Poem
1. Choose a topic you love or something you strongly dislike (or even something in the
middle). Whatever!
2. Make a list of adjectives, nouns, and verbs that come to mind when you think of your
topic.
3. Complete the blanks below. You can cut the lines out and move them in any order you
wish. You can also add or delete words to the template. You can put in more lines and
details. Do what you want!
Topic
____________________ is like a ____________________
(topic)
(simile)
___________________ is a _____________________
(topic)
(metaphor)
that ____________________.
(personification)
It’s ________________________
(hyperbole or alliteration)
and _______________________________.
(hyperbole or alliteration)
Name: ________________________________
“Running”
Running is like a cool summer morning in Pittsburgh.
It’s a song on the radio
that yells for me when I least expect it.
It breaks my body beat by beat,
and yet my soul depends on it.
Hyperbole:
Example: “I have told you a million times!”
Onomatopoeia:
Example: “Bang! Pop! Whiz! The fireworks exploded with colors and sound.”
Metaphor:
Example: “Middle school is a roller coaster.”
Simile:
Example: “They fought like cats and dogs.”
Alliteration:
Example: “Sally sells sea shells.”
Personification:
Example: “The fire danced in the night.”