Sixth graders learn the figurative devices writers use to paint pictures with words, from simile and metaphor to personification, hyperbole, and idiom, and match each to its meaning.
Students will be able to…
Writers paint pictures with words. What are the common figurative devices, and how does each one work?
Project this and match each figurative device to its definition — tap a device, then tap what it is.
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“The wind whispered” and “busy as a bee” both say more than the plain words. What do we call these word tricks?
Students match each device to its meaning.
Students label examples.
Students write with devices.
Students reflect on devices.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (Grades 11–12).
Interpret figures of speech in context.
Analyze the impact of figurative language.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative devices.
Use figurative language in writing.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students pick a subject and write a simile, a metaphor, and one more device about it, so the devices become tools they can use. A printable figurative-devices worksheet is in the English Language Arts library.
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