DIRECTIONS: Here you will practice writing about your “African geography” topic using the

elements of poetic & literary devices (See Google Slides of Poetic & Literary Devices). Below is the
chart to COMPLETE DURING CLASS & TURN IN TODAY for a grade! See Ms. Lukins’s Example!
OUR TEAM GEOGRAPHICAL REGION: African Rainforest
(Sahara Desert, Sahel, savanna, rain forest, or Mediterranean coast)

PICTURE of my TEAM’S REGION:

(Copy/paste an image from Google into the box to the right)

MY CATEGORY/DETAILS (1 or more): Animals and Geography:

(This is what I am responsible for on our team mural/poem)
Elephants, Frogs, Trees
PICTURE of my CATEGORY/DETAILS:
(Copy/paste an image from Google into the box to the right)

WEBSITE(S) I used to research this topic: I used google search! I used google search! (again)

POETIC or LITERARY DEVICE: NOTE: Use personification & pretend you are your
object/animal using “I”, “me”, “my” pronouns...

SIMILES The chimpanzees, climbing on me like a

(comparison of two things using “like” or “as”) jungle gym.
METAPHORS A plant, similar to a tree.
(comparison of 2 things WITHOUT using “like”/“as”)

PERSONIFICATION I stand in the ground enjoying the fresh air.

 (giving human qualities to animals or objects)
ALLITERATION
(use of the same beginning consonant in a line)
ONOMATOPOEIA
(a word that imitates the sound it represents)
IDIOMS
(an expression that doesn’t mean what words say)
END RHYME
(rhyming of words at ends of lines)
SLANT RHYME
(close, but not exact, rhyme)
REPETITION
(using same word, sound, or phrase over & over)
ASSONANCE
(repetition of vowel sounds in middle of words)
I sway to sound of the sparkling rain slipping
from the silver clouds onto the soaked
sediment floor.
SCREECH, the call of the monkeys
RIBBIT, the sound of the frogs
THUD, the noise of the elephants pounding
the floor
The rain, as cool as a cucumber.
The air, what seemed to be hotter than the
sun.
Trees, Trees
Blowing in the breeze
Enjoying the wonderful life of me
Blowing in the breeze
Enjoying the wonderful life of me
I grow, and grow, and grow until I reach my
200 foot height.
Me, a tree, whooshing around in the daily
breeze.