One original reading passage for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, alliteration, allusion, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole and idiom. Also includes 7 close reading questions.Students use a variety of close reading activities for text evidence including color-coding with highlighters. Other questions involve deeper thought such as making inferences, elements of plot, vocabulary, etc. Use these activities for weekly homework, daily/bell work, test prep, cla