Middle school students will become masters at decoding characters in their favorite stories after they complete this activity!

Middle school students will uncover the blueprints of every legendary tale as they learn, identify, and draw symbols for six different plot archetypes!

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

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.

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.

Learn the uses of symbolic settings with this figurative language worksheet!

Use foreshadowing to guess what will happen on this train ride!

Explore different biomes on your quest to interpret literary symbols!

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Predict what will happen during the championship game with this middle-grade worksheet all about foreshadowing!

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

Become as clever as a fox as you learn to identify and interpret similes and metaphors!

Discover the roadmap for your favorite stories with this middle-grade worksheet on plot archetypes!

Learn about common patterns in storytelling with this middle-grade worksheet!

Learn onomatopoeia while you experience an exciting video game quest!

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

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

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

Identify irony in context in this helpful worksheet!

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

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

Bring opposites together to form oxymorons in this worksheet on figurative language!

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

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

Strengthen reading comprehension and literary analysis skills with this sixth through eighth grade foreshadowing worksheet!

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

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

Fall for figurative language with this engaging worksheet that helps students master the art of personification!