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Poems of Friendship
Practice poems of friendship with 10 problems, an answer key, and a printable PDF for Grade 5.
10 problems · Standards: RL.5.4, L.5.5 · Difficulty: medium
✅ Answer key included · ✅ Free for home & classroom use
Highlights
- Grade
- Grade 5
- Subject
- Reading & Writing
- Topic
- Students interpret similes, metaphors, and other figurative language in short friendship poems.
- Pages
- 3 · worksheet + answer key
- Answer key
- ✅ Included
- Class time
- about 15 min
What's inside
- 1. Poem: "My friend is like sunshine on a cloudy day, / Always brightening my way." What does the simile "like sunshine" tell you about the friend?
- 2. Poem: "When I'm sad, you're my umbrella in the rain, / Keeping me safe from pain." What does the metaphor "you're my umbrella" mean?
- 3. Poem: "Laughter bubbles up like soda pop / Whenever we're together, it won't stop." What does "bubbles up like soda pop" help you picture about their laughter?
- 4. Poem: "Our friendship is a garden we both tend, / Planting kindness that will never end." What does the metaphor comparing friendship to a garden mean?
- 5. Poem: "Your words are a warm blanket on a winter night, / Wrapping me in comfort, holding me tight." What does the metaphor "words are a warm blanket" tell you about how the friend's words make the speaker feel?
- 6. Poem: "We're two puzzle pieces that fit just right, / Connected together, never out of sight." What does comparing the friends to puzzle pieces mean about their friendship?
Showing 6 of 10 problems. The free PDF includes every problem plus the full answer key.
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The free PDF includes all 3 pages — every problem plus the full answer key.
What’s included
- 10 problems across 3 pages (worksheet + answer key)
- Answer key included — every answer, ready to check
- Standards: RL.5.4, L.5.5
- Skill: Students interpret similes, metaphors, and other figurative language in short friendship poems.
- Suggested use: literacy centers, homework, reading groups, or sub plans
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