2nd - 7th Grade Figurative Language Resources : Page 2

Can you tell the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Students will seek to distinguish between—and determine the meanings of—simple similes and metaphors with this multiple choice activity.

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

Use this resource with your students to practice using context clues to determine the meaning of idioms.

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

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

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.

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

Alliteration is a fun way to play with language! Use this resource with your students to practice identifying examples of alliteration

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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