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Adding Alliteration to Poetry WorksheetAdding Alliteration to Poetry Worksheet
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Adding Alliteration to Poetry

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Alliteration can make the language of a poem flow. Add adjectives to several blanks in two poems to form alliterative phrases.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

alliteration, figurative language, poetic devices

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Include in a homework packet after a lesson on figurative language
  • Have kids focus on words that represent a certain mood or tone, and compare how the poems change based on their word choice

Classroom Considerations

  • Worksheet is in color, but you should be able to print in black-and-white easily

Pros

  • A fun way to reinforce poetic devices
  • Easy to model for kids in a figurative language unit
  • Automatically differentiates between reading levels, as kids can choose the words they want to include

Cons

  • None

Common Core

L.4.5.a

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