Parade of Words Answer Key

This creative language arts worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they explore figurative language through lively Mardi Gras-themed sentences. By identifying similes, metaphors, and personification and then crafting their own examples, learners strengthen reading comprehension, literary analysis, and expressive writing while discovering how figurative language adds imagery, rhythm, and energy to text.

Learning Goals

• Figurative Language Skills (Grades 4-6) – Helps students accurately identify simile, metaphor, and personification in context.
• Understanding Literary Elements – Builds comprehension of how authors use figurative language to enhance meaning and description.
• Creative and Expressive Writing – Encourages students to write original sentences using vivid imagery and figurative devices.
• Reading for Literary Meaning – Strengthens the ability to analyze sentence-level language choices in descriptive text.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper-elementary ELA standards.
• Engaging Cultural Theme – Uses Mardi Gras imagery to make abstract literary concepts more accessible and fun.
• Balanced Practice – Combines identification tasks with creative application for deeper understanding.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for grammar lessons, writing workshops, review activities, or homeschool instruction.

This printable worksheet helps students see how figurative language brings writing to life. By identifying and creating similes, metaphors, and personification, learners build stronger literary awareness and confidence in expressive writing. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this activity offers meaningful practice in reading, creativity, and understanding how language creates vivid images.

This worksheet is part of our Mardi Gras collection.