8th Grade Figurative Language Worksheets
Our free, printable 8th grade figurative language worksheets lend a creative touch to your speech and writing. With allusions, puns, metaphors, oxymorons, and hyperboles parading the corridors of this collection, learners are bound to be spoiled for choice.
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Writing Sentences Using Allusions
Come up with a sentence using each allusion, drawing on everyday scenarios in these printable figurative language worksheets for grade 8.
Make use of each idea as a solid base to frame a hyperbolic sentence, which may feature an exaggerated comparison, or an overstatement.
Identifying the Tenor and Vehicle in Metaphors
If you come across the tenor of the metaphor, color it green, and if you stumble upon the vehicle of the metaphor, color it red in each sentence.
Identifying and Explaining Oxymorons
Look for the oxymoron used in each sentence, underline it, and write an explanation of what it means and its significance in the sentence.
Turning Sentences into Personifications
Choose an appropriate word or phrase from the word box and write it in the blank to turn each sentence into a stellar example of personification.
Task your inner wordsmith with creating rib-tickling puns using pairs of homophones in these printable figurative language worksheets for grade 8.
Each little story revolves around a wise saying that serves as the moral or message. Read it and refer to it to answer the questions that follow.
Read each sentence carefully, identify the meaning of the allusion it proudly features, and check the correct option in these exercises.
Completing Hyberboles by Checking the Right Option
Select the correct word or phrase from the options and place it in the blank to complete each hyperbolic sentence without changing its meaning.
Identifying Oxymorons in Passages
Look through each passage with a metaphorical magnifying glass and underline the oxymorons in these 8th grade figurative language worksheets pdf.