Description
Help your students build a strong foundation in figurative language with this ready-to-use, no-prep introduction! Designed for grades 6-9, this figurative language lesson helps students recognize and understand figures of speech in a clear, engaging way. Use the guided slides and figurative language notes to introduce the types of figurative language, then put it into practice with the included activities.
Students will apply what they’ve learned through a figurative vs literal language sort, an old-school Symphony in Slang cartoon, and a worksheet!
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Whether you’re introducing figures of speech for the first time or spiraling back for review, this figurative language intro gives your students the tools to recognize, name, and explain figurative vs literal language in context.
► What’s Included?
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Editable, No-Prep Figurative Language Slides (PowerPoint + Google Slides)
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14 Figures of Speech – Defined with examples
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Student-Friendly Figurative Language Notes (print + digital)
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Figurative vs Literal Language Sort
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Leveled practice worksheets (3 tiers of difficulty)
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Answer keys
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Teacher tips + suggested pacing
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Printable, Digital, & Editable Files
After teaching the figurative language slides and completing the doodle-style figurative language notes, your students will begin applying their knowledge through guided practice and independent work.
It’s a complete intro lesson you can use in a single period- or extend over two!
► What’s Covered?
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Level One: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Idiom, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Oxymoron
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Level Two: All above + Pun, Allusion, Assonance, Consonance
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Level Three: All above + Anaphora & Parallelism
✎ This lesson is the perfect way to kick off your figurative language unit and set students up for success in poetry, narrative writing, or literary analysis.
Use this figurative language lesson as a whole-class activity, station rotation, sub plan, or skills review. It’s flexible, editable, and classroom-tested!
📚 Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):
RL.6.4, L.6.5
RL.7.4, L.7.5
RL.8.4, L.8.5
RL.9.4, L.9.5
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