The Maze Runner Figurative Language Literary Device Assignments and Answer Keys

This The Maze Runner figurative language resource provides ready-to-use worksheets that help students identify and analyze literary devices using direct quotes from The Maze Runner by James Dashner. Students read each excerpt and determine whether it is an example of metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia. The assignments are organized by chapter sections so you can easily integrate them throughout your novel study. This gives students regular practice with identifying figurative language using clear examples from The Maze Runner by James Dashner as they read. The included answer keys allow for quick and easy grading or whole-class review.

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➡️ The Maze Runner Figurative Language Assignments: Each of the six print-ready worksheets includes carefully selected quotes from the novel that demonstrate examples of figurative language. Students read each quote, identify the type of figurative language being used (metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia), and label it accordingly. The Maze Runner figurative language assignments are organized by chapter sections so you can integrate them naturally into your novel study and reinforce figurative language as it appears in the novel. Each assignment corresponds to the following chapter sets:

• Section 1: Chapters 1–8
• Section 2: Chapters 9–17
• Section 3: Chapters 18–28
• Section 4: Chapters 29–37
• Section 5: Chapters 38–51
• Section 6: Chapters 52–63 (Epilogue)

➡️ The Maze Runner Figurative Language Answer Keys: Each assignment includes a matching answer key with the correct device clearly identified for every quote. Use the keys to check student work quickly, guide whole-class review, or facilitate small-group discussion about why each example fits the specific type of figurative language.

Figurative Language Covered in This The Maze Runner Resource:

Students practice identifying the following types of figurative language as they analyze quotes from the novel:

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia

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