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Figurative Language Station Rotation

Rotate through the stations. Read each example closely, identify how the language works, and try it in your own writing. Figurative language uses words in imaginative ways to create meaning or vivid images. A simile compares using like or as; a metaphor says one thing is another; hyperbole is an intentional exaggeration; onomatopoeia imitates a sound; alliteration repeats beginning sounds.

Station 1: Name That Figure

For each sentence, identify the figurative language type and explain what it suggests. Choose from simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, or alliteration.

1.At the ring-toss booth, Logan’s throw was as straight as an arrow. Name the type and explain the comparison.

2.Diego watched the Ferris wheel climb into the evening sky. “The wheel was a giant turning star,” he wrote. Which type is this?

Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia

3.“I waited a thousand years for my turn at the game!” Andre groaned. What does this exaggeration communicate?

4.The bumper cars went crash, bang, and vroom across the track. Identify the sound device and explain its effect.

5.“Busy booths buzzed beside the bandstand.” Which repeated sound makes this alliteration?

Station 2: Revise the Fairground Scene

Rewrite each sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation. Keep its figurative language.

6.Correct this sentence: the popcorn machine hissed like a sleepy cat

7.Correct this sentence: pop pop went the balloons as the clown juggled

Station 3: Match and Make Meaning

Match each sentence with the idea it communicates. Write the letter of the best meaning beside each sentence.

Station 4: Create a Mini Fairground Paragraph

Write three or four sentences about one moment at the county fair. Include at least three different kinds of figurative language. Underline or label each example, then explain one example and what it helps the reader imagine.

8.Draft your mini paragraph. Possible fair details: a game booth, a ride, a snack, a band, or a prize.

9.Choose one figurative example from your paragraph. Name its type and explain how it helps a reader picture or feel the moment.

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Station 1: Name That Figure

Station 2: Revise the Fairground Scene

Station 3: Match and Make Meaning

Station 4: Create a Mini Fairground Paragraph

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