A Visit From St. Nicholas Figurative Language Activity

About this Worksheet:

Clement Moore wrote the most famous Christmas poem of all time: ” A Visit from St. Nicholas.” Your student will analyze the figurative language in the poem as she hunts for metaphors and similes. The worksheet is helpful for practicing Common Core Standards for Craft and Structure for high school. Other students may also use it as needed.If you need more help with similes, check out these helpful simile examples, and article, What is a Simile? For help with metaphors, here’s a long list of metaphor examples, and article, What is a Metaphor?