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This 25-word poetry and drama word search covers literary devices and poetry forms for students in Grades 5–7. Hidden words include metaphor, haiku, alliteration, personification, acrostic, and limerick, spanning figurative language and verse structures. Use it as a vocabulary warm-up before a poetry unit, a sub-plan activity during a drama or literature lesson, or as a template for other genre-focused puzzles.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Poetry
Grade Level:
5th – 7th Grades
Updated February 2024

Word List

  • POETRY
  • DRAMA
  • RHYME
  • VERSE
  • STANZA
  • MONOSTICH
  • COUPLET
  • TERCET
  • QUATRAIN
  • CINQUAIN
  • ALTERNATE
  • BALLAD
  • MONORHYME
  • LIMERIK
  • HAIKU
  • ACROSTIC
  • SIMILE
  • METAPHOR
  • PERSONIFICATION
  • HYPERBOLE
  • IMAGERY
  • CONNOTATION
  • ONOMATOPOEIA
  • ALLITERATION
  • IDIOMS

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