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Learners will practice identifying and decoding figurative language as they read and decipher five practice sentences.

Play on Words

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”

In this two-page worksheet, learners will use context clues to decipher the meaning of idioms used on literal and non-literal contexts.

Idioms: Explaining Literal and Nonliteral Language

Play around with word sounds in this figurative language worksheet! Learn to identify assonance and consonance, two common poetic devices.

Assonance and Consonance

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

Metaphors and Similes

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Reading Comprehension: “King Chameleon and the Animals” and “The Hare and the Tortoise”

Use this original fiction story to give learners practice analyzing story elements, making inferences, and growing their vocabulary using context clues and word relationships.

Reading Comprehension: Lost and Found

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

Review: Metaphors and Similes

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

Use this worksheet to teach your students to write compound sentences with the support of sentence frames as they differentiate between literal and nonliteral meanings of idioms. Don’t forget the context clues!

Literal and Nonliteral Language

Get students thinking figuratively by having them connect their understanding of metaphors and similes to the books they read in class. Students will seek out a metaphor or simile in their reading, consider the quote's context, then explain what they thin

Metaphor and Simile Search

This graphic organizer helps your students examine descriptive adjectives and nouns.

T-Chart: Descriptive Adjectives and Nouns

Get plenty of practice with alliteration by identifying and creating alliterative sentences.

Identifying Alliteration, Descriptive Adjectives, and Nouns

Students will learn to identify personification using nouns and verbs as signal words!

Identifying Personification with Nouns and Verbs

Every educator eschews un-exciting educational exercises; employ this Education.com exercise for an entertaining and eventful lesson on alliteration!


Alliteration

Use these wacky sentences to help your students recognize alliteration as they read.

Wild and Wonderful Alliteration

Ideal for fourth and fifth graders, this worksheet includes figurative language examples and definitions on the first page, and a second full page of questions and tasks that can be used to check for understanding.

Fall Figurative Language Task Cards

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one&#39;s own flaws.

Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess”

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing&nbsp;two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades!&nbsp;

Compare and Contrast in Poetry: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Still will I harvest beauty where it grows"

Do your students understand the deeper meaning or humor behind a play on words? In this lesson, students will learn how to interpret the meaning of oxymorons and puns, identify key words, and explain the meanings!

Deeper Meanings

After finishing Rick Riordan&rsquo;s <em>The Lightning Thief</em>, students reflect on the author&#39;s use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Analyzing Characters’ Dialogue

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

Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1

Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2

Let spring blossoms teach you a lesson on personification in this cheery worksheet!

Spring Personification

If your students need support in matching obscure words with the deeper meaning, invite them to use the clues on this worksheet to match words and phrases with their corresponding meanings.

Match the Meaning

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis&rsquo;s classic fantasy novel, <em>The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe</em>!

Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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

Figurative Language Maze: Fall Metaphors

This resource makes matching idioms as easy as pie! ​Students will pair idioms based on their identical meaning.

Identical Idioms

Use this worksheet to review figurative language! Students will write what they think each idiom on this worksheet means.

Idioms: Tell Us What You Think!

Why is the math book so sad? It has too many problems! Help your students bring puns to life by having them create visuals to represent the play on words. Kids will have a blast reading the puns and making their own illustrations to accompany them.

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