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

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

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

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

Collect examples of personification as you read with this helpful worksheet!

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

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

Identify irony in context in this helpful worksheet!

Learn about common patterns in storytelling with this middle-grade worksheet!

Bring opposites together to form oxymorons in this worksheet on figurative language!

Let spring blossoms teach you a lesson on personification in this cheery worksheet!

Middle school students will become masters at decoding characters in their favorite stories after they complete this activity!

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

Listen to burgers sizzle and rain patter in this camping-themed onomatopoeia worksheet, designed for fourth and fifth graders!

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

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

Get ready, this activity transforms middle school students into experts at understanding and decoding characters in all their favorite stories!

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

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

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.

Strengthen reading comprehension and literary analysis skills with this sixth through eighth grade foreshadowing worksheet!

Become as clever as a fox as you learn to identify and interpret similes and metaphors!

Learn onomatopoeia while you experience an exciting video game quest!

Don’t let allusions be your white whale; master them with the help of this middle school worksheet!

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

Practice using personification with this autumnal worksheet created for fifth through eighth graders!

Middle school students will uncover the blueprints of every legendary tale as they learn, identify, and draw symbols for six different plot archetypes!

Discover the roadmap for your favorite stories with this middle-grade worksheet on plot archetypes!