TEKS 4.9B: Figurative Language in Poetry
Simile and Metaphor
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can recognize similes and metaphors in poetry and explain the images they create.
Focuses On:
- Identifying similes in metaphors in poetry
- Explaining similes and metaphors in poetry
Builds On:
3.9B
Explain rhyme scheme, sound devices, and structural elements such as stanzas in a variety of poems.
Next Level:
5.9B
Explain the use of sound devices and figurative language and distinguish between the poet and the speaker in poems across a variety of poetic forms.
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This lesson is designed to support student understanding of similes and metaphors and the images they create in poetry. Students begin by completing a paragraph with the correct use of common homophones and identifying the number of syllables a sentence or phrase has.
The two instructional blocks in this lesson focus on similes and metaphors and how they are used to create images in poetry.
In the first instructional block students identify similes used in poetry and examine how they help a reader imagine what is happening in a poem.
In the second instructional block students look at how metaphors help describe what is happening in poetry.
Poetry passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and allow students to practice the skill in context.
Grade 4ELARTEKS 4.9BPersonification
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can recognize personification in poetry and explain the images it creates.
Focuses On:
- Identifying personification in poetry
- Explaining personification in poetry
Builds On:
3.9B
Explain rhyme scheme, sound devices, and structural elements such as stanzas in a variety of poems.
Next Level:
5.9B
Explain the use of sound devices and figurative language and distinguish between the poet and the speaker in poems across a variety of poetic forms.
Read More:
This lesson is designed to support student understanding of personification and the images it creates in poetry. Students begin by completing a paragraph using high frequency words and identifying literal and figurative language.
The instructional block in this lesson focuses on personification and how it is used to create images in poetry. Students identify examples of personification used in a variety of poems and explain the images that the personification in a poem create.
Poetry passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and allow students to practice the skill in context.
Grade 4ELARTEKS 4.9B