Add some fun to your week with these 40 Halloween-themed figurative language examples.
Every once in a while, we like to come up with a list of figurative language examples that you can use with your students at different times of the year.
This month, we have compiled 40 Halloween-themed figurative language examples that you can use in activities before or during your class Halloween party.
We have written many posts about Halloween in the past, so take some time to click on the images below to read about additional ideas we have for celebrating Halloween in upper elementary.
- Halloween-Themed Review Activities for Upper Elementary
- Halloween Glow Games
- Halloween Activities that Teach
These Halloween-themed figurative language examples can be used on their own on task cards for sorting or identification, or you can incorporate them into some of our other games.
Since Halloween falls pretty early in the school year, you can also use these examples to pre-assess students or to use as a method of teaching about the different figurative language types.
Happy Planning!
40 Halloween-Themed Figurative Language Examples
Halloween Onomatopoeia Examples
- The stairs creaked as they made their way to the second floor of the haunted mansion.
- The boom of the thunder made all the characters even more scary.
- The candy wrapper crackled as she opened it.
- His long, fake nails screeched across the wall as the man dressed as a wolverine followed us through the haunted house.
- The lock of the door clicked loudly as the old man opened it.
- The swish swish of the broom could be heard in the darkness as the woman swept up the candy wrappers from in front of her house.
Halloween Simile Examples
- The group of kids ran through the streets collecting candy like a group of puppies looking for treats.
- The candy bag was as big as a laundry basket and full to the brim.
- She scurried away like a mouse when the man jumped out of the chair to scare her.
- The candy in the bowl sparkled like gold under the porch light, and it was so hard to take only one piece.
- The witch’s cackle was as soft as a whisper, but it was still scary enough to make me step closer to my mom.
- He ran swiftly and quietly as a young deer as he moved with ease through the haunted forest
Halloween Personification Examples
- The house woke up when we rang the doorbell.
- The stairs sighed under the weight of our steps.
- The moon smiled down as the kids ran from door to door.
- The aisle of costumes danced before me as I stepped into it, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
- The large bowl of candy beckoned me to come closer to see all the goodies inside.
- The costume screamed to me. This was the one!
Halloween Alliteration Examples
- Millie’s mom dressed as a middle-aged mummy.
- The cookies were cooked, cooled, and consumed in just a matter of minutes.
- The wicked witch was waving at us as we wandered by the house.
- The teacher tried to contain the costumed kids.
- My favorite costume in the parade was Princess Peach.
- The sweet sugary smell of the candied apples seeped into my nose.
Halloween Idiom Examples
- Time flew as Jenny ran from house to house, collecting all her treats.
- The costume fit her like a glove. You couldn’t even tell it was her sister’s.
- James scored extra brownie points when he brought his mom two pieces of her favorite candy.
- Harley had to think outside the box to come up with a costume idea that would win the contest.
- Dad was trying to scare the trick-or-treaters by hiding behind the tree, but I spilled the beans when I started talking to him.
- We decided to try the corn maze together because we knew that two heads were better than one.
Halloween Hyperbole Examples
- Their journey through the haunted house took forever!
- It seemed she had enough candy to feed hundreds of kids.
- The monster robot scared her to death!
- The kids felt like they had to wait for days to eat their Halloween goodies.
- His mom told him a million times to slow down as he ran down the sidewalk, but he couldn’t help himself.
- After eating all the candy in his bag, he swore he would never eat again.
Halloween Metaphor Examples
- The moon was a giant spotlight in the sky.
- The creepy house is an eyesore in the otherwise pristine neighborhood.
- The kids, a pack of wild animals, ran down the street without any concern for the cars or other pedestrians.
- His costume was his nemesis and made it hard to climb the stairs.
- The bells on his costume were the siren alerting the neighborhood that he was coming.
- His mask was his confidence. As long as he stayed behind it, he couldn’t be stopped.
Additional Halloween Resources
If you are looking for even more Halloween activities to use with your upper elementary students, check out some of these!
As always all of the resources mentioned in this post can be purchased right here on the Fun in 5th Grade website store, or, if you prefer, we also have our resources available on Tpt!
