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

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

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

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

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

Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze.

When your students read this exaggerated tale, they will find a ton of hyperboles!

Invite learners to practice identifying examples of hyperbole with this fun Earth Day maze!

Give your learners fun practice identifying hyperboles with this sweet figurative language maze.

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

Children read a passage from L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, then answer a series of questions in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Valentine's Day-themed similes!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Your kids will have fun learning about hyperbole and writing some of their own exaggerations along the way!

Your mind will burst with knowledge after completing this hyperbole activity! Turn normal skills and traits into larger-than-life abilities using exaggeration.

Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, give students a chance to think about the significance of the symbols used in the novel.

Having fun with words and sounds! Extend your students’ experience with onomatopoeia by giving them words to sort and asking them to identify how an author could use specific words in their writing.

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