Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!
Reading & Writing Figurative Language Practice Figurative Language Practice Students will learn to identify and interpret similes, metaphors, and personification in writing. Reading & Writing Figurative Language Maze: Summer Metaphors Figurative Language Maze: Summer Metaphors Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, summer-themed figurative language maze! Reading & Writing Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1 Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #1 Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet. Reading & Writing Analyzing Poetry: “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar Analyzing Poetry: “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence DunbarIntroduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.
Reading & Writing Simile or Metaphor Simile or MetaphorCan you tell the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Students will seek to distinguish between—and determine the meanings of—simple similes and metaphors with this multiple choice activity.
Reading & Writing Metaphors and Similes Metaphors and SimilesChildren are introduced to Tennyson the Turtle, a reptile who likes to use metaphors and similes, in this appealing worksheet!
Reading & Writing Figurative Language Maze: Winter Metaphors Figurative Language Maze: Winter Metaphors Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze! Reading & Writing Analyzing Poetry: "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats Analyzing Poetry: "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler YeatsIntroduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
In this worksheet, learners will practice identifying metaphors as they color in the logs that contain them.
Reading & Writing Figurative Language Maze: Fall Metaphors Figurative Language Maze: Fall Metaphors Brush up on your figurative language skills this fall season with this engaging metaphors maze! Reading & Writing Review: Metaphors and Similes Review: Metaphors and Similes Learners discover the magic of figurative language in this reading and writing exercise. Reading & Writing Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2 Mixed Practice: Similes and Metaphors #2 Children work with two forms of figurative language in this grammar worksheet. Reading & Writing Analyzing Poetry: “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman Analyzing Poetry: “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt WhitmanIntroduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!
Reading & Writing Making Sense of Figurative Language 1 Making Sense of Figurative Language 1 Your students will infer the meaning of unknown figurative language examples by using context clues. Reading & Writing All About Metaphors All About MetaphorsThis 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.
Reading & Writing Figurative Language in Context #2 Figurative Language in Context #2This seventh-grade worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of allusion (mythological, biblical, literary, or historical), simile, personification, or metaphor.
Reading & Writing Writing Metaphors with Linking Verbs Writing Metaphors with Linking Verbs In this exercise, students will use linking verbs to write metaphors with support. Reading & Writing Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #2 Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #2Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.
Reading & Writing Awesome Analogies Awesome Analogies Introduce your students to analogies with this fun, fill-in-the-blank worksheet! Reading & WritingHow is a grapefruit like a moon? They are both round! Students will identify which items are being compared in a metaphor, then describe one way they are alike.
Reading & Writing Reading & Understanding Metaphors Reading & Understanding Metaphors Students will read metaphors and identify how the two things being compared are alike. Reading & Writing Making Sense of Figurative Language 3 Making Sense of Figurative Language 3 This exercise will get your students inferring the meaning of unknown metaphors. Reading & Writing Metaphors in Context Metaphors in ContextUse this activity to help students find and decipher metaphors in the context of short passages. Students will read the passages, record what is being compared in each, and then seek to explain the metaphors' meanings in their own words.
Reading & Writing Animal Metaphors Animal MetaphorsThis worksheet is a beast! That's a metaphor, and your child will be writing their own metaphors in no time, then they can use them in a poem.
Reading & Writing Write Your Own Metaphors Write Your Own MetaphorsGive kids a chance to think creatively about metaphors by letting them write their own! Students will stretch their imaginations and figurative language skills as they think of ways to describe their class, bedroom, and more.
Reading & Writing Fall Figurative Language Task Cards Fall Figurative Language Task CardsIdeal for fourth and fifth graders, this worksheet includes figurative language examples and definitions on the first page, and a second full page of questions and tasks that can be used to check for understanding.
Reading & WritingOur metaphors worksheets help kids develop an understanding of these paintbrushes of figurative language. These metaphors worksheets define metaphors and help kids understand how metaphors and similes are different. Once kids have this foundation, these worksheets offer opportunities to apply this understanding through exercises that challenge them to write their own metaphors and identify metaphors in context.
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