5th - 8th Grade Figurative Language Resources : Page 3

In this worksheet, children read Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Snowdrop, reimagined here as a drama.

In this exercise, students will use linking verbs to write metaphors with support.

Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

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

In this worksheet, students will read Carl Sandburg's poem "Fog," then analyze the poem for figurative language.

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

Your mind will burst with knowledge after completing this hyperbole activity! Turn normal skills and traits into lager-than-life abilities using exaggeration.

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!

Students will read metaphors and identify how the two things being compared are alike.

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

Invite your learners to practice identifying hyperboles with this fun figurative language maze! 

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.

Having fun with words and sounds! Extend your students’ experience with onomatopoeia by giving them words to sort and asking them to identify how an author could use specific words in their writing.

Your students will have fun identifying the homophones in these hilarious puns!

Brush up on your figurative language skills this fall season with this engaging metaphors maze!

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Have a laugh (or a groan) with this fun figurative language worksheet all about puns!

Teach your students about hyperbole using music! First, let them practice interpreting hyperboles. Then, play a song (or provide lyrics) and invite them to listen for an example of hyperbole.

Challenge your students to find the definitions of each homograph that give these puns their double meaning.

This worksheet is a beast! That's a metaphor, and your child will be writing their own metaphors in no time, then they can use them in a poem.

EL students will read similes and identify how the two things being compared are alike.

Students will learn to identify onomatopoeia using a word bank and context clues.

When your students read this exaggerated tale, they will find a ton of hyperboles!

Students will learn about the history of hyperbole in literature and politics.

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.

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Halloween-themed similes!

Get plenty of practice with alliteration by identifying and creating alliterative sentences.

When your students read this silly poem, they will find examples of hyperbole. Then, they will make a connection to another language concept: superlatives!