The best poetry writing lesson of all time is here for you! Learn all about the art of exaggeration with a lesson on exaggeration poems, which instructs students to use wild imagery to convey their message.

Concepts

hyperbole, poetry, poetry writing, figurative language

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a lesson on figurative language, particularly when discussing hyperbole and metaphor
• Have volunteers read their poems out loud to their peers in a class poetry slam

Classroom Considerations

• Examples follow a strong poetic rhythm, which may be intimidating to beginning poets; try to find an example that is written in free verse as well
• Lesson requires access to the Internet

Pros

• Incorporates writing and literary analysis skills into one lesson
• Examples are humorous and engaging

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.3.10 W.4.10 W.5.10 L.3.4.a L.4.4.a L.5.4.a W.6.10 W.7.10 W.8.10 L.6.4.a L.7.4.a L.8.4.a