Similes, Personification, Metaphor, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia

This bundle contains 67 worksheets on alliteration, metaphors, onomatopoeia similes and personification.

Resource 1: Similes and Metaphors - 13 Worksheets

Resource 2: Personification - 16 Worksheets

Resource 3: Alliteration -18 worksheets.

Resource 4: Onomatopoeia - 20 worksheets

Similes and Metaphors Worksheets

There are 13 worksheets on similes and metaphors.

Tasks include:

Identifying similes and metaphors in sentences and poetry and literature from The Ancient Mariner by Coleridge, Sea Fever by John Masefield, I wandered lonely as a cloud by William Wordsworth, The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, A red, red rose by Robert Burns, several bible verses and Shakespeare quotes.

Composing sentences and short paragraphs containing similes and metaphors on themes including foggy day, the haunted house, the snow, the combine harvester, candle flame, trees, hate, love, happiness.

The resource also includes a poster on the difference between similes and metaphors and an explanation sheet with examples of metaphors and similes and the difference between them.

Personification Worksheets

This resource contains a set of 16 worksheets on identifying and using personification.

Tasks include:

Identifying alliteration in sentences and poetry and literature from The Ancient Mariner by Coleridge, The Fog by Carl Sandburg, Jack Frost, The Eight-Story Kiss by Tom Robbins, The Windmill by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sea Fever by John Masefield, I wandered lonely as a cloud by William Wordsworth, Snow and Snow by Ted Hughes.

Writing sentences and short paragraphs containing personification on themes.

The resource also contains an explanation and definition sheet about personification.

Alliteration Worksheets

A set of 18 worksheets on identifying and using alliteration.

Tasks include:

Identifying alliteration in sentences and poetry and literature from Harry Potter, The Highwayman, The Listeners, Kubla Khan, Cargoes, Sea Fever and The Ancient Mariner.

Composing sentences and short paragraphs containing alliteration.

Onomatopoeia​ Worksheets

This resource contains a set of 22 worksheets on the literary device of onomatopoeia.

Tasks include:

Identifying onomatopoeic words in sentences and literature and using onomatopoeia in sentences, to describe scenes and to create adverts.

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You may also be interested in an accompanying set of PowerPoints on similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia and alliteration.

Four PowerPoint Lessons - Similes, Metaphors, Personification, Onomatopoeia and Alliteration

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