Search Printable 7th Grade Common Core Figurative Language Worksheets

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

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!

Discover why an odd-looking tree is known as Africa’s "tree of life" with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Learn all about the history of candles with this two-page nonfiction reading worksheet!

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

Use this original fiction story to give learners practice analyzing story elements, making inferences, and growing their vocabulary using context clues and word relationships.

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

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

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

Expand your reader’s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet! 

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

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

Read and analyze an excerpt adapted from “The Wreck of the Golden Mary” by Charles Dickens with this reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!