8th Grade Figurative Language Worksheets

Figurative language and literary devices are the ways writers use words and story patterns to mean more than they say. There are 27 worksheets for 8th grade, and 24 of them have answer keys, covering hyperbole, puns, irony, allusions, symbolism, foreshadowing and archetypes. Spot Hyperbole in Historical Accounts, Puns in Headlines and Signs and Dramatic Irony in Scenes and Scripts are three of the sheets. Native sheets here practice L.8.5.A, RL.8.4 and RL.8.9, among others.