Looking to bring a little spooky season fun to your poetry lessons? This editable drag-and-drop poetic devices activity is perfect for high school ELA teachers wanting to engage their students with an exciting, music-based review of 15 common poetic devices.
 
Using lyrics from classic and modern spooky songs, students will identify devices like alliteration, metaphor, oxymoron, and more!
 
Here’s why you’ll love this resource:
Editable and Digital: Effortlessly assign this Google Slides activity for in-class or remote learning, with no prep required.
Fun and Engaging: Students will love recognizing some lyrics they know, creating a fun, interactive environment that makes reviewing poetic devices exciting!
Multiple Devices Covered: The activity includes 15 essential poetic devices, from alliteration and hyperbole to epistrophe and paradox—a perfect review or introduction for any poetry unit.
Perfect for Spooky Season: This resource brings a festive, seasonal twist, making it a fun way to integrate Halloween into your lesson plans.
Spotify Playlist Included: Keep the classroom energy alive by using the accompanying playlist as a background soundtrack while students work.
 
Devices Covered:
Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Hyperbole, Oxymoron, Repetition, Allusion, Pun, Anaphora, Epistrophe, Paradox
 
Whether you’re introducing a poetry unit to go over some Poe this season, or reviewing before an assessment, this resource will help students review in a creative and engaging way.