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Quia

Quia: Literary Devices

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This word search asks students to locate quoted examples of literary devices using the word bank provided. Java is required.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Battleship

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Sink your opponent's ships by answering metaphor questions. Select skill level and reposition your ships before beginning the game.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Figurative Language Awards Ceremony

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for five to seven lessons that teach about figurative language like similes, metaphors, and personification by asking students to write award acceptance speeches that incorporate them. In addition to objectives and...
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Matching: Literary Devices

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This matching game has students match examples of literary devices (yellow boxes) with the terms (blue boxes). There are multiples of each, but each set is matched to a specific box. Java is required.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Rl 5.4 Figurative Language

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This twelve-part learning module provides assorted references for figurative language terms. This blendspace provides reproducible charts, flash cards, a game, video tutorial lessons, and rap songs. L.9-10.5 Fig Lang/nuances
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Poems With Questions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying figurative language techniques in the context of poems. Nine different worksheets are available to help reinforce the concept of figurative language in poetry.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Personification Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying and explaining personification in sentences. Reinforcement for personification is provided through the nine different worksheets.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Simile Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This site contains figurative language worksheets that assess students' understanding of similes in the context of sentence. After seeing an example, kids will fill in the words that are compared in each simile. In addition, students...
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Examples

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Along with definitions for four types of figurative language, this learning module provides numerous examples. Similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole are the types of figurative language featured.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Idiom Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
This site provides seven worksheets to help students understand idioms and their figurative meanings better. In each exercise, students will explain the meaning of idioms that are embedded into sentences.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Figurative Language

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
A twelve-part learning module on figurative language including links to images, videos, a song, and a game to help students learn.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language: Reading Test 3

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
A ten-question quiz on recognizing similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification. Results can be printed, saved, or emailed.
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Unit Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Figurative Language

For Students K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site contains a collection of passage that include figurative language lessons. Each lesson includes questions to assess student understanding.
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Read Works

Read Works: 4th Grade Lesson: Similes and Metaphors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan in which students use the book Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes edited by David Roessel and Arnold Rampersad to learn to identify and understand the use of simile and metaphor in...
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Read Works

Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use two provided poems to learn to identify and understand the use of similes and metaphors in poetry. Lesson includes direct teaching, guided practice, and independent...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Figurative Language & Tone

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to texts, videos, and websites on figurative language and tone.
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Informational Text: Craft and Structure: Figurative Language

For Students 2nd - 7th Standards
Explains what figurative language is and how to determine its meaning. Also provides a practice exercise.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: I Have a Metaphor

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson not only examines the message of Dr. King, but also the words themselves. This is a lesson in identifying the literary devices that he used in his "I Have a Dream" Speech. It will introduce the following literary devices:...
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying different types of figurative language. Reinforcement is provided through the worksheets, quizzes, video game links, and online sites for the following types...
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Numerous activities, games, quizzes, lessons, and PowerPoint presentations are provided for the topic of "figurative language" in writing. Students will have numerous exposures to examples. Students will also be able to practice...
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Lesson Plan
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Literary Terms Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
This is a lesson plan for teaching the seven literary terms used in poetry: simile, metaphor, alliteration, imagery, hyperbole, personification, and onomatopoeia.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: Understand Figurative Language

For Students 5th Standards
Explains what similes and metaphors are and how they are alike and different. Provides examples and practice sheets for each.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Figurative Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson used a slideshow presentation to explain the difference between similes and metaphors. Students are challenged to identify these figurative elements in literature and then create some themselves.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Figurative Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover how authors use figurative language to enhance their writing and explore the differences between similes and metaphors in this animated video [3:37] from WNET. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their...