Fully resourced and ready-to-teach 1 hour lesson which pushes students to be more creative with writing similes and metaphors. This lesson is aimed at KS3 and would be suitable for an introduction to ...

Two engaging lessons focused on sentence control, similes, and cohesive paragraph writing. Includes SMART slides, writing prompts, and peer feedback tasks. This mini-sequence boosts cohesion and ...

Figurative language provides an excellent way for people to communicate. It allows you to convey necessary information in an effective manner. Some of the things you may want to express could be ...

Figurative language refers to some of the best methods in a writer’s toolbox to “color” language and draw readers in – and can also be used to write the best cover letter. How does figurative language ...

Well-placed similes are like well-oiled hinges, allowing readers to open doors of meaning with ease and grace. By making a direct comparison using "like" or "as," a simile connects an abstract concept ...

Linguistic devices are specific ways of using language or other literary elements that we can recognise and identify in a text (a piece of writing). These can work either at a word or sentence level ...