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Figurative Language Handout
Figurative Language Handout
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Figurative Language Handout
Fifth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!
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Figurative Language Maze: Winter Similes
Figurative Language Maze: Winter Similes
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Figurative Language Maze: Winter Similes
Fourth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Students hone their language and grammar skills with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!
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Figurative Language Maze: Winter Hyperbole
Figurative Language Maze: Winter Hyperbole
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Figurative Language Maze: Winter Hyperbole
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Practice identifying hyperbole with this engaging winter-themed figurative language maze!
Interactive Worksheet
Onomatopoeia Crossword Puzzle #2
Onomatopoeia Crossword Puzzle #2
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Onomatopoeia Crossword Puzzle #2
Fourth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Determine the appropriate onomatopoeia for different situations in this engaging puzzle!
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Figurative Language Maze: Winter Metaphors
Figurative Language Maze: Winter Metaphors
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Figurative Language Maze: Winter Metaphors
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!
Interactive Worksheet
Onomatopoeia Crossword Puzzle #1
Onomatopoeia Crossword Puzzle #1
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Onomatopoeia Crossword Puzzle #1
Fourth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Clap, splash, and zoom with this onomatopoeia crossword puzzle tailored for fourth and fifth graders!
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Personification Poem
Personification Poem
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Personification Poem
Seventh Grade
Reading Comprehension
Write an eloquent, nature-inspired personification poem with this guided worksheet for seventh graders!
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Figurative Language Maze: Summer Similes
Figurative Language Maze: Summer Similes
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Figurative Language Maze: Summer Similes
Fourth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with this worksheet featuring summer-themed similes!
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Complete Sentences Using Personification
Complete Sentences Using Personification
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Complete Sentences Using Personification
Fourth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Get fourth and fifth graders' creativity flowing with this personification worksheet! 
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Analyzing Poetry: “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Analyzing Poetry: “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Analyzing Poetry: “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Seventh Grade
Reading Comprehension
Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 
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Figurative Language Maze: Fall Similes
Figurative Language Maze: Fall Similes
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Figurative Language Maze: Fall Similes
Fourth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Learners will have fun honing their language and grammar skills with this fall-themed figurative language maze!
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Personification in Context
Personification in Context
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Personification in Context
Fifth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Explore figurative language in context with this personification worksheet designed for fifth through eigth graders! 
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Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Similes
Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Similes
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Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Similes
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed similes!
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Similes 1
Similes 1
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Similes 1
Third Grade
Reading Comprehension
Once students get underway with this Education.com exercise, learning about similes is easy as pie.
Exercise
Personification: Examples in Context
Personification: Examples in Context
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Personification: Examples in Context
Fifth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Collect examples of personification as you read with this helpful worksheet!
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Figurative Language Maze: Valentine's Day Similes
Figurative Language Maze: Valentine's Day Similes
Interactive Worksheet
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Figurative Language Maze: Valentine's Day Similes
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Valentine's Day-themed similes!
Interactive Worksheet
Hyperbole
Hyperbole
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Hyperbole
Fifth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Students will finally have a name to describe the “dog ate my homework” storytelling that runs rampant throughout childhood with this hyperbole exercise.
Exercise
Figurative Language Maze: Fall Metaphors
Figurative Language Maze: Fall Metaphors
Interactive Worksheet
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Figurative Language Maze: Fall Metaphors
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Brush up on your figurative language skills this fall season with this engaging metaphors maze!
Interactive Worksheet
Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Metaphors
Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Metaphors
Interactive Worksheet
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Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Metaphors
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed metaphors!
Interactive Worksheet
Character Archetype Trading Cards
Character Archetype Trading Cards
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Character Archetype Trading Cards
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!
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Figurative Language Maze: Earth Day Hyperbole
Figurative Language Maze: Earth Day Hyperbole
Interactive Worksheet
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Figurative Language Maze: Earth Day Hyperbole
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Invite learners to practice identifying examples of hyperbole with this fun Earth Day maze!
Interactive Worksheet
Figurative Language Maze: Summer Metaphors
Figurative Language Maze: Summer Metaphors
Interactive Worksheet
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Figurative Language Maze: Summer Metaphors
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, summer-themed figurative language maze!
Interactive Worksheet
Analyzing Poetry: "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats
Analyzing Poetry: "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats
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Analyzing Poetry: "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats
Seventh Grade
Reading Comprehension
Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 
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Analyzing Poetry: “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman
Analyzing Poetry: “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman
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Analyzing Poetry: “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman
Seventh Grade
Reading Comprehension
Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet! 
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Figurative Language Maze: Valentine's Day Hyperbole
Figurative Language Maze: Valentine's Day Hyperbole
Interactive Worksheet
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Figurative Language Maze: Valentine's Day Hyperbole
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Give your learners fun practice identifying hyperboles with this sweet figurative language maze.
Interactive Worksheet
Figurative Language Maze: Earth Day Similes
Figurative Language Maze: Earth Day Similes
Interactive Worksheet
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Figurative Language Maze: Earth Day Similes
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Take an Earth Day-themed adventure through this figurative language maze!
Interactive Worksheet
Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Hyperbole
Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Hyperbole
Interactive Worksheet
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Figurative Language Maze: Halloween Hyperbole
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze.
Interactive Worksheet
Figurative Language Maze: Fall Hyperbole
Figurative Language Maze: Fall Hyperbole
Interactive Worksheet
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Figurative Language Maze: Fall Hyperbole
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Invite your learners to practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze! 
Interactive Worksheet
Figurative Language Maze: Summer Hyperbole
Figurative Language Maze: Summer Hyperbole
Interactive Worksheet
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Figurative Language Maze: Summer Hyperbole
Sixth Grade
Reading Comprehension
Have your learners practice identifying hyperboles with this fun, seasonal figurative language maze.
Interactive Worksheet
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