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Printable matching worksheet on poetic literary devices including metaphor, simile, assonance, personification, and alliteration with definitions.
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Poetic Literary Devices

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This printable matching worksheet gives students in 8th and 9th grades 15 poetic literary devices to match with their definitions. Students will match terms including metaphor, simile, assonance, personification, imagery, hyperbole, symbolism, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and rhyme. Useful for poetry unit review, vocabulary practice, or a quick comprehension check before analyzing poems.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Poetry
Grade Level:
8th – 9th Grades
Updated April 2026

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