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1st - 7th Grade Figurative Language Worksheets : Page 2

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

Examples of Hyperbole! Part 1

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

Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2

Alliteration is a fun way to play with language! Use this resource with your students to practice identifying examples of alliteration

Figurative Language: Identifying Alliteration

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

Identical Idioms

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

Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions

Aren&#39;t alliterations awesome? Have a little phonics fun by finishing these alliterations.

Fun with Alliteration

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.

Idioms: A Figure of Speech

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

Figurative Language Maze: Winter Similes

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"

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

Review: Metaphors and Similes

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

What Is a Metaphor?

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.

Similes: Clear as Crystal

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

Personification to Enhance Writing

Have fun with hyperbole in this funny fill-in story-writing worksheet!

Hyperbole Story

Alliteration is a type of figurative language that is often used in poetry. Use this classic poem with your students to practice identifying alliteration in context.

Figurative Language: Alliteration in Poetry

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Figurative Language.

Glossary: Figurative Language

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

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

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

Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions #2

Introduce readers to the poem &ldquo;O Captain! My Captain!&rdquo; by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!&nbsp;

Analyzing Poetry: “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman

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

Reading & Understanding Metaphors

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

Idioms in Context

Introduce readers to the poem &quot;The Song of Wandering Aengus&quot; by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!<br />
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Analyzing Poetry: "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats

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”

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

Idioms: Picture This!

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

Figurative Language Maze: Winter Metaphors

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.

Metaphors

Your students will infer the meaning of unknown figurative language examples by using context clues.

Making Sense of Figurative Language 1

This poem offers a fun, memorable example for students as they learn to interpret figurative language in works of poetry and literature.

Hyperbole in Poetry

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

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