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Explore figurative language in context with this personification worksheet designed for fifth through eigth graders!&nbsp;

Personification in Context

After finishing Rick Riordan&rsquo;s The Lightning Thief, 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

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

Character Archetype Trading Cards

As students begin to read more sophisticated texts, understanding how authors use figurative language becomes critical. In this unit, students will revisit some of the figurative language they learned in fourth grade and also study some new ones too, including onomatopoeia, hyperbole, puns and oxymorons. Analyzing how figurative language is used in texts will help readers apply what they have learned.

Figurative Language

Students read a two-page adaptation of &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi

Support students&rsquo; comprehension and analysis of S.E. Hinton&rsquo;s novel The Outsiders with these discussion questions for chapters 9-12.

Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #3

Students will learn about the history of hyperbole in literature and politics.

Hyperboles in History

Introduce readers to the poem &ldquo;We Wear the Mask&rdquo; by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet! 
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Analyzing Poetry: “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Let your figurative language skills blossom with this middle-grade springtime metaphor maze!&nbsp;

Figurative Language Maze: Spring Metaphors

Use this worksheet for more practice identifying alliteration.

Is It Alliteration? #2

Write an eloquent, nature-inspired personification poem with this guided worksheet for seventh graders!

Personification Poem

Introduce your students to eight common types of figurative language with this colorful exercise.

What Is Figurative Language?

In this worksheet, children will read five sentences, underlining the word that is an example of onomatopoeia.

Look for the Sounds

This literary lesson has students delving into Emily Dickinson's "The Moon was but a Chin of Gold" to find different types of figurative language. Writers will love sharpening reading comprehension skills with this poetry analysis activity.

Poetry: Figurative Language

Practice identifying figurative language terms in this fast-paced learning game! 

Dino Skateboarding: Figurative Language (Game 3)

Assess your students&rsquo; knowledge of the eight most common types of figurative language.

Figurative Language: Figure It Out!

Review figurative language terms while crushing the skate park in this race-themed learning game!

Dino Skateboarding: Figurative Language (Game 1)

Metaphors are imaginative ways to describe something by comparing that thing to something else. With this worksheet, students will write a metaphor for each pair of given words.

Making Metaphors

Children will discover how figurative language can enliven writing in this fun cut-and-paste worksheet.

Rainy Day Friend Classroom Story

In this worksheet, learners will practice identifying metaphors as they color in the logs that contain them.

What Is a Metaphor?

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Analyzing Poetry: Jabberwocky

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

Figurative Language Practice

Practice analyzing poetry with&nbsp;one of Emily Dickinson&rsquo;s most popular poems!

Analyzing Poetry:  “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson

Use this discussion guide to support students&rsquo; comprehension and analysis of chapters 5&ndash;8 of S.E. Hinton&rsquo;s novel The Outsiders.

Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #2

Children will love coming up with creative drawings that depict common idioms literally in this engaging grammar worksheet.

What Is an Idiom?

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

Figurative Language Handout

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

Figurative Language Maze: Winter Similes

Invite your learners to practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze!&nbsp;

Figurative Language Maze: Fall Hyperbole

Practice identifying hyperboles in this spring-themed maze designed for middle-grade students!

Figurative Language Maze: Spring Hyperbole

You&rsquo;ll be buzzing after completing this onomatopoeia maze for fourth- and fifth-graders!

Follow the Path: Onomatopoeia #1

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