In this multi-day course, students will explore the following literary devices and elements: symbol, personification, flashback, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, alliteration, analogy, oxymoron, juxtaposition, idiom, euphemism, repetition, rhyme, pun, onomatopoeia, allusion, and more. Students will then analyze a variety of types of poetry and write poems integrating their understanding of the learned literary devices. Some of the poetry styles that we will use are Haiku, Diamante, Limericks, Cinquain, and Acrostic. Students will learn how to use their words to emphasize a point. How to give your words meaning and impact, making them something that others want to read. Poetry forces you to think about word choices, as well as the use of grammar, punctuation structure, layout, and capitalization.

Session 1: Literary Devices and Elements: symbol, personification, flashback, metaphor, simile, hyperbole
Session 2: Literary Devices and Elements: alliteration, analogy, oxymoron, juxtaposition, idiom, euphemism
Session 3: Literary Devices and Elements: repetition, rhyme, pun, onomatopoeia, allusion
Session 4: Writing Poetry: Haiku, Diamante
Session 5: Writing Poetry: Limericks, Cinquain, and Acrostic