Christmas Figurative Language Activity - Literary Devices Holiday Task Cards
These figurative language task cards give you a simple, festive way to review key literary devices during the holiday season. This ready-to-use activity includes 15 Christmas-themed examples that require students to identify and label different types of figurative language. The holiday twist keeps students engaged, but the focus remains on strengthening core ELA skills. Whether you use the cards for stations, partner work, small-group review, or as a quick whole-class activity, this resource helps reinforce figurative language concepts in a fun and focused way.
This is included in a bundle:
→ Christmas ELA Task Cards Bundle
Included In This Christmas Figurative Language Activity:
➡️ 15 Figurative Language Task Cards: These 15 Christmas figurative language task cards feature holiday-inspired sentences that require students to carefully read and determine which type of figurative language is being used. Each card focuses on one literary device, giving students targeted practice in identifying and distinguishing between metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, oxymoron, and onomatopoeia. The Christmas-themed examples keep the activity engaging while still requiring students to apply their knowledge accurately.
➡️ Answer Key Presentation: The included 15-slide animated PowerPoint makes reviewing answers simple and efficient. Each slide displays the original Christmas figurative language task card, clearly identifies the correct figurative language device, and includes a brief explanation. This allows you to model correct reasoning, clarify misconceptions, and reinforce understanding during whole-class review.
Terms Covered in This Christmas Figurative Language Activity:
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
How To Use This Christmas Figurative Language Activity:
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Bell-Ringer: Pass out one figurative language task card per day for the 15 days leading up to the holiday. Students can work with a partner to label the figurative language used, and you can use the presentation slides to review the answers together.
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Figurative Language Station: Include a set of the task cards at a center where students can choose which ones to complete. Students can record their answers on the task card or in their notebooks. Print four slides per page from the PowerPoint to create an answer key booklet for students to check their work.
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Pair Work: Give each pair of students one task card to complete together. After identifying the figurative language, pairs can share their example and explanation with the class.
- Group Work: Assign one task card to a group of three or four students. They must agree on the type of figurative language used and present their reasoning to the class when finished.
What Teachers Are Saying About This Christmas Figurative Language Activity:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great product! I incorporated these into a review game before our winter break. The students really enjoyed working together on these.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great resource. I used it for the week before Christmas break when everything is so crazy and my students enjoyed it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a fun way for us to review figurative language the week before break.
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