Engaging English Figurative Language Worksheet for 8-Year-Olds

Instructions

Read each question carefully and write your answers in the space provided. Have fun learning about figurative language!

1. What is Simile?

A simile is a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as." Write your own simile:

2. Can you find a simile in a book or a story you like? Write it down below:

3. What is Metaphor?

A metaphor is a direct comparison between two things without using "like" or "as." Write your own metaphor:

4. Can you think of an example of a metaphor from a song or poem you enjoy? Write it down below:

5. What is Personification?

Personification gives human traits to animals or inanimate objects. Write your own example of personification:

6. Create a short sentence using personification:

7. What is Hyperbole?

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Write your own hyperbole:

8. Write a silly and exaggerated hyperbole:

9. Choose your favorite figurative language from the ones you have learned about. Describe why you like it:

10. Draw a picture that represents one of the figurative languages you have written about! Use the space below: