Looking to teach your students essetial elements of poetry? This comprehensive resource is designed to teach 12 essential poetic devices, ideal for National Poetry Month. With printable response sheets, interactive task cards with QR codes, and visually appealing posters featuring explanations of the poetic devices and sample poems, this resource promises to engage and inspire your students in their poetic pursuits. Your students will have the option to scan a QR Code, access a poetic element information card and respond to 4 questions for a total of 48 questions in all. And if you prefer not to use QR Codes, you can print the 12 poetry elements information cards from the pdf file and have your students refer to them as they respond to the questions. The stunning artwork in these posters makes a striking bulletin board display too. Items Included (US and British English Files) Landscape-size posters/information cards on 12 poetic elements (google drive and pdf). Every poster includes a clear definition of the poetry element it represents, complemented by an example poem that showcases its application. 12 task cards - with a QR Code and 4 questions on each card for each poetic element Response sheets x 6: (4 questions for each poetic element for a total of 48 questions) Answer Key – detailed responses for teacher reference to provide students with comprehensive explanations The 12 elements of poetry featured are: Alliteration Analogy Assonance Consonance Hyperbole Idiom Imagery Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification Simile Symbolism Activity Students have the option to scan the QR Code on each task card or refer to the print out of the poetic element information card to respond to the questions on their Response Sheets. If printing the poetic elements information cards, you may spread them around the classroom. I personally like to tape to walls, so they don’t get lost in all the excitement. Students work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to record their responses. Display the poetic elements information cards on the bulletin board post activity to craft an eye-catching and informative display. Post Activity Use the Answer Key to provide a comprehensive explanation for each response.