This lesson spans over a two week period and teaches figurative language, such as metaphors, similes, alliteration, personification, idioms, onomatopoeia, imagery and hyperbole. Included in this lesson are the daily plans for Reader's & Writer's Workshop for each type of figurative language, t-charts with examples and room to add (to be used in students' Reader's and Writer's Notebooks), t-charts to create anchor charts in your classroom, a slide show of 'Types of Figurative Language' and a