Figurative Language Project
Assigned: 2/27
Due: 3/13
Below is a menu of Figurative Language projects. You must select ONE project to complete and share in class. Your
project is worth 75 points – 10 points for each literary device and 5 points for participating in the gallery walk.
Mini Posters
Create 1 poster for each of the
following literary devices: simile,
metaphor, hyperbole, personification,
idiom, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
Each poster should include a
descriptive sentence demonstrating
the literary device and an illustration
showing the literary device.
Slideshow
Create 1 slideshow for each of the
following literary devices: simile,
metaphor, hyperbole, personification,
idiom, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
Each slide should include a descriptive
sentence demonstrating the literary
device and a collage of images
showing the literary device.
Comparative Poster
Create a large poster. Divide the
poster into 8 sections. Label each of
the sections with one type of
figurative language: simile, metaphor,
hyperbole, personification, idiom,
alliteration, and onomatopoeia. In
each section, write 1-2 sentences
giving an example of the figurative
language and illustrate the figurative
language. In the 8th section, include a
poem or song lyrics and label all of the
literary devices within the example.
Musical Show
Board Game
Poetry Anthology
Find an example of each of the 7 types Create a figurative language board
Collect poems that show examples of
of figurative language in music.
game including at least 4 trivia
each of the seven types of figurative
Literary Devices: simile, metaphor,
questions for each of the seven types
language: simile, metaphor,
hyperbole, personification, idiom,
of figurative language: simile,
hyperbole, personification, idiom,
alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. Make
Compile your song lyrics with the
idiom, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. sure you highlight the examples. You
figurative language highlighted and
Include game directions and all
can either label the example or
labeled in each song. Choose at least 2 necessary pieces.
organize your anthology into sections.
songs showing each of the types of
You should have at least 2 poems
figurative language. A song can have
showing each of the types of
more than one type of figurative
figurative language. A poem can have
language as an example.
more than one type of figurative
language as an example.
Be the Director!
You Be The Author!
Your Choice!
Create 7 mini movie clips acting out
Write songs or poems that
Have your own idea on how you
each of the literary devices listed:
demonstrate your understanding of
would like to demonstrate your
simile, metaphor, hyperbole,
each of the literary devoices: simile,
understanding of our 7 literary
personification, idiom, alliteration,
metaphor, hyperbole, personification, devices? Email your English teacher
and onomatopoeia. Your videos
idiom, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. explaining the project. We will email
should be no more than 2 minutes for You can include more than one device you back and either approve the
each literary device. Your video should in your writing but you must have at
project or give you suggestions on
OBVIOUSLY show your literary device. least 2 examples of each device in
ways to complete your idea.
This project can include your family
your writing. You may publish this via
members of friends as additional
computer and submit electronically or
actors/actresses as needed.
you can complete this by hand.
Scoring Guide:
For each project, each literary device will be graded as follows:
Demonstrates understanding of literary device: 0 – 5 points
Examples of literary device: 0 – 3 points
Correct spelling/capitalization/punctuation: 0-2 points