Middle School Figurative Language Resources : Page 2

Get a taste of verbal irony with this figurative language worksheet in which students study the definitions and examples of sarcasm, exaggeration, and understatement.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

Read and analyze an excerpt adapted from “The Wreck of the Golden Mary” by Charles Dickens with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Read and answer comprehension questions about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's classic narrative poem "Paul Revere’s Ride."

Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.

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

Celebrate our planet with this Earth Day-themed metaphors maze!

Practice identifying similes like a seasoned expert with this fun, spring-themed maze!

Listen to burgers sizzle and rain patter in this camping-themed onomatopoeia worksheet, designed for fourth and fifth graders!

Practice identifying hyperboles in this spring-themed maze designed for middle-grade students!

Write an eloquent, nature-inspired personification poem with this guided worksheet for seventh graders!

Collect examples of personification as you read with this helpful worksheet!

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

Let your figurative language skills blossom with this middle-grade springtime metaphor maze! 

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

Put your creative side to work with this fun writing activity!

Learn onomatopoeia while you experience an exciting video game quest!