Fifth graders listen to a story that uses homonyms and figurative language throughout the text. They illustrate the literal and figurative meanings of some figures of speech.

First graders compare an apple to unlike things in a simile poem. ie: The apple tastes sour like a lemon. When poems are complete, have students share their simile poems with the class and finish eating their apples.

Fourth graders create onomatopoeia for a variety of things such as a mean dog, a crying baby or a doorbell ringing after exploring word choice as used by authors in selected books. They complete a Word Choice worksheet that is attached.

Fourth graders explore metaphors and then complete a worksheet on which they write metaphors. They may illustrate the metaphors.

Students brainstorm elements of nature art prints and photos. They identify the syllable count of Haiku and take a nature walk. They write Haiku poems while practicing the use of simile, alliteration, metaphor, and analogy to describe...

Students are introduced to similes and read various examples. Then students write their own similes to describe themselves and share them with the rest of the class.

Students read and analyze several highly symbolic poems. They create their own symbolic poem, read it to the class, and discuss whether they can guess any hidden meanings.

Learners study and discuss definitions of metaphor, simile, and personification. In small groups, they read a section of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and identify those devices. The group presents their examples with the class.

Fourth graders write a character analysis of someone they know describing them through similes, metaphors, and hyperboles. They may include themselves and how their person relates to him or her.

Students find onomatopoeic words, develop a vocabulary list from them, and discuss why writers, especially comic writers, use onomatopoeia. Students use an online tool to create their own comic strips using onomatopoeia.

Learners explore personification through reading and discussing poems by Emily Dickinson, William Blake, and Langston Hughes. Then they use the poems as a guide to brainstorm lists of nouns and verbs that they randomly arrange to create...

Students review what they have already learned about similies and begin to engage with similies on a deeper and more abstract level as they create their own.

Students explore, analyze, and discuss how metaphor, simile, and metonymy are used in riddle poems. They use metaphor, simile, and metonymy to write original riddle poems.

This is probably my students' favorite writing assignment. They obviously tell their friends about it, because every year my ne

Students imagine themselves someplace -- the beach, a mountain top, a city street -- anywhere.

In this grammar learning exercise, 3rd graders use similes with the letter "a." Students complete 12 fill in the blank questions choosing the correct word from the word box at the top of the page.

Learners keep running record of the activities they engage in and the food they eat. In this lesson on healthy living, students discuss the dangers of anorexia and bulimia, record their activity level and food consumption over the course...

Fourth graders explore language arts by analyzing poetry styles. In this writing analysis lesson, 4th graders read several sample poems in class and identify similes, metaphors and other figurative language within them. Students analyze...

Students investigate writing techniques by analyzing a chart. In this figurative language lesson, students define similes, metaphors and identify the difference between them and personification. Students demonstrate their understanding...

Students write similes with a partner. In this spring similes lesson, students discuss the season an write a story using a minimum number of similes.  

Students explore the use of sensory details in writing. In this journal writing lesson, students write four journal entries after group discussion about a variety of topics such as their weekend, poverty in the United States, and...

Students explore figurative language.  In this figurative language lesson, students look up, define, and give examples of a list of literary terms.

Students explore Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.  In this figurative language instructional activity, students locate similes, metaphors, and examples of personification in their reading.  Students write down the page numbers...

Young scholars use their knowledge of similes and metaphors to analyze poetry. For this poetry and language lesson, students read examples of similes and metaphors and write their own examples that describe their city, television, or an...