This two page worksheet on Gary Soto's "Seventh Grade" has 3 parts. Part 1 identifies 12 examples of Figurative Language the author employs in his short story: onomatopoeia, symbolism, repetition, hyperbole, contrast, pun, parallel structure, alliteration, flashback, metaphor, simile, and irony, and the students have to match the examples to their definitions. Part 2 contains 12 examples, using the same figures of speech/literary devices, and the students have to match the terms to the exampl