Figurative language activity

Use these creative assignments and activities for teaching students to locate, analyze, and evaluate the use of figurative language in text.

Teaching figurative language terms can be boring. So here are some engaging, hands-on figurative language activities for your class!

Save time searching for videos to teach figurative language! These top 5 videos will engage your students in identifying and analyzing figurative language and sound devices. Pop songs and movie clips grab students' attention. TeachingELAwithJoy.com #figurativelanguage #middleschoolela

Are students unmotivated to learn or try figurative language? Are they bored of terms or unwilling to put pen to paper? Then you need to host your own Figurative Language Tasting! This activity will have students excitedly writing down thoughtful images while building their writing confidence. Click to learn how to create and use this lesson in your classroom! #itslitteaching #creativewriting #figurativelanguage #highschoolenglish #secondaryela

Are you struggling to engage students in creating imagery? Need a way to add some excitement around figurative language? A figurative language tasting is a no-fail way to engage students in writing while reviewing essential figurative language terms and techniques. This blog post walks you through how to do the lesson yourself step-by-step. Click and never have another student say "This is boring!" #itslitteaching #creativewriting #figurativelanguage #highschoolenglish #secondaryela

Teaching Figurative Language can be fun and meaningful for your students. Teaching figurative language through poetry can make it even better! Here are my best tips for teaching similes, metaphors, idioms, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, imagery, alliteration, and personification.

I love teaching figurative language! It can be a really fun way to encourage students to make their writing come alive. It also makes the writing process

A figurative language anchor chart is a great resource to use to teach young students about the different types of figurative language.

Figurative language doesn't have to be difficult and boring! Here are some great ideas on how you can teach about figurative langauge and help students love it!

Figurative language is the sparkle in the gem of writing. Figurative language adds richness to expressive writing and is an essential skill for students