This worksheet is a slam dunk for metaphors! Your young writer will learn what makes up a metaphor, and then practice making a few of their own.

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

Young writers will work with animal metaphors as they plan and craft a poem about someone they know.

In this worksheet, students will read Carl Sandburg's poem "Fog," then analyze the poem for figurative language.

Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun figurative language worksheet.

Learners will use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of common allusions.

Have a laugh (or a groan) with this fun figurative language worksheet all about puns!

Get a taste of verbal irony with this figurative language worksheet in which students study the definitions and examples of sarcasm, exaggeration, and understatement.

Middle school writers practice rewriting sentences using personification to add description and make the sentences more exciting!

This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.

Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it's describing. Search through this word search to find each comic book onomatopoeia!

Search this puzzle for animal onomatopoeias. An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound that it's describing. These words are sounds made by animals!

Search this puzzle for onomatopoeias of animal sounds in other languages! How do they compare to the onomatopoeias you know?

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

What does "when pigs fly" mean if pigs can't really fly? Kids use context clues to learn the meanings of common idioms on this third grade reading worksheet.

As quiet as a mouse or as quiet as a cucumber? Kids will learn the definition of a simile, then use pictures as clues to complete the similes.

If someone loses their glasses, are they as blind as a bee or a bat? This fill-in-the-blank worksheet introduces your child to popular similes.

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

Introduce your students to some common English idioms and their meanings.

Introduce your students to these common English idioms, used in the context of a sentence.

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

Learners will have fun honing their language and grammar skills with this fall-themed figurative language maze!

Students hone their ability to spot literary devices with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

Children draw the literal meaning of a few idiomatic expressions as they consider their true social meaning.

How is a grapefruit like a moon? They are both round! Students will identify which items are being compared in a metaphor, then describe one way they are alike.

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

Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.