Figurative Language Resources : Page 3

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

This worksheet is a slam dunk for metaphors! Your young writer will learn what makes up a metaphor, and then practice making a few of their own.

In this worksheet, learners will practice identifying metaphors as they color in the logs that contain them.

Challenge your students to use what they know about idioms to find the double meaning in these silly puns. They will ‘get a kick’ out of it!

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

As quiet as a mouse or as quiet as a cucumber? Kids will learn the definition of a simile, then use pictures as clues to complete the similes.

What does "when pigs fly" mean if pigs can't really fly? Kids use context clues to learn the meanings of common idioms on this third grade reading worksheet.

Aren't alliterations awesome? Have a little phonics fun by finishing these alliterations.

Let's get as silly as a goose with these similes! Students will get creative as they finish simple similes with this introductory worksheet. After they finish, give them a chance to share their favorites with the class!

Engage your students with food puns to excite their appetites and brains!

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

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

Alliteration is a type of figurative language that is often used in poetry. Use this classic poem with your students to practice identifying alliteration in context.

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this eighth-grade worksheet!

Similes are all around us—sometimes you just need a little context to know how to decipher them! This lighthearted story about a twisted ankle contains two hidden similes. Can your students find them?

This poem offers a fun, memorable example for students as they learn to interpret figurative language in works of poetry and literature.

Have fun with hyperbole in this funny fill-in story-writing worksheet!

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

Take an Earth Day-themed adventure through this figurative language maze!

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

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.

How is a grapefruit like a moon? They are both round! Students will identify which items are being compared in a metaphor, then describe one way they are alike.

Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun, seasonal figurative language maze.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Figurative Language.

Invite learners to practice identifying examples of hyperbole with this fun Earth Day maze!

Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze.

Introduce your students to vocabulary words that will strengthen their descriptive writing!

Get a taste of verbal irony with this figurative language worksheet in which students study the definitions and examples of sarcasm, exaggeration, and understatement.