Figurative Language

This close-reading and literary analysis worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen comprehension and interpretation skills by examining figurative language within a vivid descriptive passage about a storm. As students identify similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification, they analyze how these expressions enhance imagery, tone, and mood, deepening their understanding of the author’s craft.

Learning Goals

• Identifying Figurative Language (Grades 4-6): Recognize similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification in context.
• Interpreting Meaning: Explain what figurative expressions suggest beyond their literal meaning.
• Analyzing Author’s Craft: Understand how word choice shapes imagery, tone, and mood.
• Reading Comprehension: Use close-reading skills to interpret literary language accurately.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with upper elementary ELA standards.
• Context-Based Analysis: Encourages students to interpret figurative language within meaningful text.
• Multiple-Choice Support: Reinforces careful reading and interpretation while supporting assessment readiness.
• Flexible Classroom Use: Ideal for literature units, literacy centers, homework, or assessment.

This printable worksheet helps students become more confident literary readers by practicing how to recognize and interpret figurative language in authentic passages. By analyzing how similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification contribute to meaning and mood, learners strengthen comprehension, critical thinking, and appreciation of expressive language. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this resource provides meaningful practice with figurative language, close reading, and literary analysis.

This worksheet is part of our multiple choice reading passages worksheets collection.