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2nd - 8th Grade Metaphor Resources

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

Figurative Language Handout

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

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

Figurative Language Maze: Summer Metaphors

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

Figurative Language Practice

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

Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1

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


Metaphors 1

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

Descriptive language and metaphoric phrases take the spotlight in this workbook. Kids use new vocabulary and common phrases to tackle writing skills.

Figurative Language

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

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

Metaphors and Similes

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

Figurative Language Maze: Winter Metaphors

What's a metaphor? How do you haiku? Kids will hone reading and writing skills with this book, from a simple syllable counting exercise to inventing rhymes and tangling with the Jabberwocky!

Pick a Peck of Poetry

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


Metaphors 3

Teach students how to use short stories to illustrate a point with this engaging exercise.


Metaphors 2

Can you tell the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Students will seek to distinguish between—and determine the meanings of—simple similes and metaphors with this multiple choice activity.

Simile or Metaphor

Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2

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

Figurative Language in Context #1

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.

All About Metaphors

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

Figurative Language Maze: Fall Metaphors

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

What Is a Metaphor?

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

Review: Metaphors and Similes

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

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

Figurative Language in Context #2

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

Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Metaphors

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

Reading & Understanding Metaphors

This year, third graders will be taking their vocabulary to new heights and exploring such concepts as metaphor, simile, hyperbole, and personification. This guided lesson in vocabulary and figurative language offers clear and practical definitions of new words and expressions, along with plenty of practice opportunities. Understanding vocabulary and figurative language deepens reading comprehension skills and enriches the writing process.

Word Meaning 1

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.

Give kids a chance to think creatively about metaphors by letting them write their own! Students will stretch their imaginations and figurative language skills as they think of ways to describe their class, bedroom, and more.

Write Your Own Metaphors

In this exercise, students will use linking verbs to write metaphors with support.

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2nd - 8th Grade Metaphor Resources