Young writers will work with animal metaphors as they plan and craft a poem about someone they know.

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.

This is a hilarious worksheet for students to dive into as they hone their figurative language skills! Young wordsmiths will practice identifying the differences between homonyms and homophones as they analyze puns.

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

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

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

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

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

Children practice identifying and interpreting one type of figurative language, similes, in nine sample sentences.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Students will get even better at creating punny sentences as they use homonyms!

Learners discover the magic of figurative language in this reading and writing exercise.

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

Clap, splash, and zoom with this onomatopoeia crossword puzzle tailored for fourth and fifth graders!

Get fourth and fifth graders' creativity flowing with this personification worksheet! 

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