Figurative Language for Middle School

Figurative language can be a challenging topic, but it's one of my favorite parts of teaching middle school ELA! These are my favorite middle school activities and worksheets for teaching metaphor and simile, personification, hyperbole, idioms, and more with middle school reading comprehension, poetry activities, and even ELA bellringers!
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Halloween Figurative Language Activities for Middle School
Celebrate Halloween in middle school with fun Halloween figurative language activities! From costumes to candy to spooky decorations, Halloween is the perfect excuse to get into similes and metaphors, personification and hyperbole, and symbols galore - not to mention tons of fun, spooky idioms. Your students will love the plethora of examples, and the activities are easy to print for homework, sub plans, and more. Plan your Halloween lessons today!
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Figurative Language Lessons for Middle School
Don't forget figurative language lessons and activities for middle school! I make sure to teach teach figurative language early because it can be tricky for students, but it's such a vital part of reading at the middle school level. Identify, use, and analyze similes and metaphors, personification, hyperbole, idioms, and symbols. Activities include a vocabulary foldable, writing prompts, quotes, a test and study guide, and more. Beef up your figurative language unit with these activities now!
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Figurative Language Vocabulary Lesson for Middle School
Your students will love this low-prep figurative language lesson for middle school! A foldable is a simple way to introduce figurative language vocabulary while challenging students to make connections, think of examples, and consider why writers use figurative language. It's easy to assemble and covers simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, idiom, and symbol - with examples of each term and space for student responses. It's perfect for interactive notebooks, test review, and more!
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Free Figurative Language Worksheets for Middle School
Use these free figurative language worksheets to review simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and symbol. These free printables are great to use in middle school as pre-assessments, homework, or graded quizzes. Both worksheets are loaded with figurative language examples for skill-based practice. Grab your free figurative language worksheets now!
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"Mother to Son" Poem by Langston Hughes - Middle School Poetry Activities
Use "Mother to Son" poem by Langston Hughes to teach metaphor examples in poetry! This beautiful metaphor poem will strengthen middle school students' comprehension of figurative language in poetry as well as teaching theme. Digital poetry activities make it easy to engage students with a visual of the staircase in the poem and theme in poetry graphic organizers. Get these powerful poetry analysis activities today!
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Free Figurative Language Activities for Middle School
Grab these free printable figurative language worksheets! Practice figurative language vocabulary and idioms for reading comprehension. Use these free figurative language activities for middle school end-of-year test review, a figurative language quiz, or quick homework worksheets. Download these no-prep figurative language activities now!
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Christmas Figurative Language Activities for Middle School
Celebrate Christmas in middle school with fun figurative language activities! From reindeer to candy to festive decorations, Christmas is the perfect excuse to get into similes and metaphors, personification and hyperbole, and symbols galore - not to mention tons of fun Christmas idioms. Your students will love them, and they're no-prep and perfect for homework, sub plans, digital learning, and more. Figurative language has never been more fun - plan your holiday lessons today!
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Paired Poems for Teaching Theme in Middle School
Use paired passages "I'm Nobody" and "Success Is Counted Sweetest" by Emily Dickinson to teach theme in poetry, figurative language, and other middle school reading comprehension skills! These poetry analysis worksheets guide students in comprehension of these fascinating poems and provide lots of rich discussion prompts. Download these engaging activities now!
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Paired Poems for Teaching Theme in Middle School
Use paired passages "I'm Nobody" and "Success Is Counted Sweetest" by Emily Dickinson to teach theme in poetry, figurative language, and other middle school reading comprehension skills! These poetry analysis worksheets guide students in comprehension of these fascinating poems and provide lots of rich discussion prompts. Download these engaging activities now!