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Showing Results for similes and metaphors

Children are introduced to Tennyson the Turtle, a reptile who likes to use metaphors and similes, in this appealing worksheet!

Metaphors and Similes

Baby, you're a firework! In this musical lesson, your students will use context clues to determine the meaning of similes and metaphors in popular music. They will then use this knowledge to write their own metaphors and similes.



Soulful Similes and Musical Metaphors

Your little poets will love how their creative writing abilities will grow with this lesson about similes and metaphors. Students engage in fun activities to learn about similes and metaphors and write comparisons as directed.

Similes and Metaphors: Comparisons Done Right


Similes, metaphors, and idioms are some of the most widely used literary devices in both speaking and writing. Students will review each of these and practice creating some of their own. 


Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms of Figurative Language

Use this lesson to help your ELs understand the structure and meaning of similes. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support for the lesson Soulful Similes and Musical Metaphors.

Similes with Linking Words

Make writing magical with metaphors! Beginning writers can practice creating their own metaphors with this sheet as a guide.

Writing Metaphors

Learners discover the magic of figurative language in this reading and writing exercise.

Review: Metaphors and Similes

Help Muggo sort metaphors in this categorization game.

Sorting Metaphors

Sort similes as emotions, actions, or appearances.

Sorting Similes

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

Figurative Language Maze: Winter Metaphors

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, summer-themed figurative language maze!

Figurative Language Maze: Summer Metaphors

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed metaphors!

Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Metaphors

Students will understand how to identify and use metaphors after they work through this exercise.


Metaphors 1

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed similes!

Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Similes

Students will be able to creatively apply metaphors to their discussions after they complete this exercise.


Metaphors 3

Let's get as silly as a goose with these similes! Students will get creative as they finish simple similes with this introductory worksheet. After they finish, give them a chance to share their favorites with the class!

Silly Similes

Celebrate our planet with this Earth Day-themed metaphors maze!

Figurative Language Maze: Earth Day Metaphors

Once students get underway with this Education.com exercise, learning about similes is easy as pie.


Similes 1

Students will learn to identify and interpret similes, metaphors, and personification in writing.

Figurative Language Practice

Your students will be all smiles when learning how to compare objects with this similes exercise.


Similes 2

Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet.

Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1

Students will read metaphors and identify how the two things being compared are alike.

Reading & Understanding Metaphors

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with this worksheet featuring summer-themed similes!

Figurative Language Maze: Summer Similes

Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2

Kids categorize metaphors by type in this sorting game.

Muggo's Brain: Sorting Metaphors

Brush up on your figurative language skills this fall season with this engaging metaphors maze!

Figurative Language Maze: Fall Metaphors

Kids categorize similes by emotions, actions, and appearances.

Muggo's Brain: Sorting Similes

Help your students become shining stars with this lesson about metaphors. Your class will hone art skills and practice comparison using figurative language.

Marvelous Metaphors

Use this activity to help students find and decipher metaphors in the context of short passages. Students will read the passages, record what is being compared in each, and then seek to explain the metaphors' meanings in their own words.

Metaphors in Context

This worksheet is a beast! That's a metaphor, and your child will be writing their own metaphors in no time, then they can use them in a poem.

Animal Metaphors

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