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

Discover the creatures that light up the dark night and the depths of the oceans!

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

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

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