Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

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

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

This middle school worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor. 

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.

Practice using personification with this autumnal worksheet created for fifth through eighth graders!

Explore figurative language in context with this personification worksheet designed for fifth through eigth graders!