5th - 8th Grade Figurative Language Worksheets

If your students need support in matching obscure words with the deeper meaning, invite them to use the clues on this worksheet to match words and phrases with their corresponding meanings.

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!

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

BOOM! This worksheet is full of all kinds of sound-based words, from creaks to squeaks.

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

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!

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

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

Introduce your students to eight common types of figurative language with this colorful exercise.

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

Assess your students’ knowledge of the eight most common types of figurative language.

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

Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun language and vocabulary worksheet.

This worksheet will help your child understand what similes are, and she'll even get to use her imagination to write some of her own!

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

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

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

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! 

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

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

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

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

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

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

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

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