Vocabulary Worksheet · Grades 6–8
Extended Metaphor Worksheet
A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 6-8 on extended metaphor. Students learn how a metaphor can run through several lines or a whole passage to develop a theme, match seven terms to clues with an applied example, and answer four short-response questions. A complete answer key is included.
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Subject
Vocabulary
Grades
Grades 6–8
Skill Focus
Extended Metaphor, figurative language
Lesson Length
30 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
An extended metaphor is a metaphor carried across several lines or a whole passage, building on the same image again and again. This worksheet teaches the term and related words like comparison, figurative, and theme.
The reference box and Section A are on page 1. The reference box defines the key terms. Section A has eight clue-matching items, the last an applied example. Section B on page 2 has four short-response questions.
Page 3 is a complete answer key. The worksheet pairs well with the Similes and Metaphors and Types of Figurative Language worksheets.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box and review extended metaphor.
Match each clue to a term in Section A on page 1.
Answer the four short-response questions in Section B on page 2.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check.
Pair with the Similes and Metaphors Worksheet for more practice.
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Extended Metaphor Worksheet
A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 6-8 on extended metaphor. Students learn how a metaphor can run through several lines or a whole passage to develop a theme, match seven terms to clues with an applied example, and answer four short-response questions. A complete answer key is included.
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Synecdoche and Metonymy: When One Thing Stands In for Another — a complete 45-minute lesson plan for Grades 6-8: objectives, warm-up, direct instruction, guided and independent practice, assessment, and differentiation. Free to read, no sign-in required. This resource is one of the student materials it uses.
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