POETIC DEVICES PRACTICE PACK – Langston Hughes
Use this quick and simple pack to provide your students with practice identifying seven different poetic devices found in three of Langston Hughes’ poems.
Poetic Devices Covered:
- PERSONIFICATION
- ONOMATOPOEIA
- ALLITERATION
- HYPERBOLE
- METAPHOR
- ALLUSION
- SIMILE
Poems* Covered:
- Dreams
- Brotherly Love
- Harlem
*Poems are not included but can all be found in a variety of the poet’s books online for free at Poetry Foundation.