6th and 7th Grade Figurative Language Resources

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

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

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with this worksheet featuring summer-themed similes!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Practice identifying hyperbole with this engaging winter-themed figurative language maze!

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

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

Help your writing sing with personification! Practice identifying the different examples of personification in this poem by Emily Dickinson.

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

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

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

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

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

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

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

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