Figurative Language Poem 1: Sketch by Carl Sandburg This short poem

describes ships on the shore and a rolling tide. It uses repetition really nicely as well as
personification, hyperbole, metaphor, and alliteration. Suggested reading level for
this text: Grade 3-7
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Figurative Language Poem 2: I Sing the Battle by Harry Kemp There is often a
naive and jubilant rush to battle before wars begin, and a sobering reality check after
the horrors are unleashed. Kemp expresses this dynamic exquisitely using an
interesting rhetorical technique. This poem uses personification, simile, metaphor,
alliteration, and dialogue. Suggested reading level for this text: Grade 4-8
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Figurative Language Poem 3: from The Grave by Robert Blair This poem gives
readers a wry interpretation of life and death. It uses simile, metaphor, personification,
hyperbole, and the tone of the poem is an intriguing centerpiece of
discussion.Suggested reading level for this text: Grade 5-9
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Figurative Language Poem 4: The Dawns Awakening! by Otto Leland
Bohanan Written by an African American poet around the time of the Harlem
Renaissance, this piece expresses the power and beauty of a sunrise as it clears away
darkness. This poems uses personification, metaphor, hyperbole, and some great
imagery. There are also an interesting moment in the poem where the tone shifts and
suggests something more. Suggested reading level for this text: Grade 5-9
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Figurative Language Poem 5: Sleep by Annie Matheson This poem describes

the beauty of nature as night descends over a summers day; it is also packed full of
figurative language! There are numerous examples of multiple metaphor, a couple
similes, some beautiful language, and at least five examples of personification, which
makes this a great poem to study if youre teaching personification. Suggested
reading level for this text: Grade 9-13
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Figurative Language Poem 6: from X and XXI by Emily Dickinson This
worksheet is actually two poems, each of which is about books. They compliment one
another really well. These poems contain numerous examples of personification,
metaphor, and alliteration; more importantly, they promote literacy. Together, these
poems contain metaphor, personification, and alliteration. Suggested reading level
for this text: Grade 8-12
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Figurative Language Poem 7: A Lady by Amy Lowell This poem describes an
interaction between a young woman and an old woman from the perspective of the
young woman. There are some winding and well-crafted instances of figurative
language in this piece. Specifically, it contains metaphor, personification, hyperbole,
and simile. Suggested reading level for this text: Grade 6-10
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Figurative Language Poem 8: The Black Land by Joseph Warren Beach This
poem proudly describes a farmer and he tills the land. It contains some interesting
uses of metaphor, personification, and simile. Suggested reading level for this text:
Grade 3-7
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Figurative Language Poem 9: Operating Room by John Reed This poem is a

little more difficult than many of the other poems on this page. It also deals with
subject matter that may be grim or unsettling to some readers. It is about a hospital
operating room and a man who awakens to find that he has lost the use of his legs.
The poem is chilling, but wonderfully written. It uses simile, metaphor, and
hyperbole. Suggested reading level for this text: Grade 9-13
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