4th - 7th Grade Figurative Language Resources : Page 2

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Put all your Easter eggs in this worksheet! Help your students use the context of a sentence to discover the meaning of these Easter idioms.

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.

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