Introduce your students to eight common types of figurative language with this colorful exercise.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let the cold winter wind guide you to personification mastery with this fourth- through sixth-grade worksheet! 

Don’t let allusions be your Achilles’ heel—practice interpreting and writing them with this seventh- and eighth-grade worksheet!

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

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

May the summer sun smile upon you as you complete this personification worksheet for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders!

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

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! 

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

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

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

Help your writing sing with personification! Practice identifying the different examples of personification in this poem by Emily Dickinson.

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

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

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