Do
Now:
Decide whether the sentences below are an
example of Personification, Metaphors or
Similes:
1. The Alarm clock went off like a bomb!
2. She was as quiet as a mouse.
3. The ants marched home.
4. The moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
5. She’s as mad as a hatter!
6. The trees whispered to each other in the darkness.
7. The sun went to bed.
8. She ate the mountain of food greedily
9. The frog’s tongue moved like lightning
Extension: Try and write a
definition for a simile,
metaphor and
personification.

LO: To distinguish the different types of
effective figurative language in writing.
AF2: To produce texts which are appropriate to task,
reader and purpose.
AF7: To select appropriate and effective vocabulary.
Extended Writing: A
short descriptive story
using an image for
inspiration.

Success?
Level 4: My writing shows some
evidence of deliberate vocabulary
choices. I write using the main
features necessary for the purpose
of my writing.
Level 5: I choose my vocabulary to have
an effect on my reader. I can write using
the correct form and features of specific
types of writing.
Level 6: I try to use stylistic devices to suit
my audience and purpose. I use a range
of vocabulary which is generally varied
and often ambitious.
Level 7: I can vary the level of
formality and choose to use
other stylistic devices within my
writing for effect. I use a range
of vocabulary which is varied
and ambitious and often
judiciously chosen.

Revising
Figurative
Language.
By the end of this
task you will always
remember the key
figurative language
devices!
You can do it!

Part One:
Get into pairs – call yourself A and B.
Partner A quizzes B with their card.
Partner B answers if they can.
Partner A praises if correct – but coaches, if not.
Place your hand in the air to
let the room know that you’re
ready to move on to part two.

Part Two:
Partner B quizzes A with their card.
Partner A answers if they can.
Partner B praises if correct – but coaches, if not.
Partners trade cards and thank each other.
Place your hand in the air to
let the room know that you’re
ready to move on to part
three.

Part Three:
Partner A quizzes B with their card.
Partner B answers if they can.
Partner A praises if correct – but coaches, if not.
Place your hand in the air to
let the room know that you’re
ready to move on to part
four.

Part Four:
Partner B quizzes A with their card.
Partner A answers if they can.
Partner B praises if correct – but coaches, if not.
Partners trade cards and thank each other.
Place your hand in the air to
let the room know that you’re
finished.

Review:
I’m really
confident
with this
one. I could
explain what
it means to
others and I
can teach it
to the class
I’m quite
confident
with this
one! Feel I
could use it
in my
lessons
I get it! – I’ll
need to use
it in lessons
before I
could explain
it to others,
but I’m OK
with it
This one
confuses me,
I’d like some
help with it!
Sort the
figurative
language
terms into a
table like
this.
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Onomatopoei
a
Personificatio
n
Sibilance

The walls and ceiling of the room were perfectly black with age and dirt.
There was a deal table before the fire: upon which were a candle, stuck
in a ginger-beer bottle, two or three pewter pots, a loaf and butter, and a
plate. In a frying-pan, which was on the fire, and which was secured to
the mantel-shelf by a string, some sausages were cooking; and standing
over them, with a toasting-fork in his hand, was a very old shrivelled Jew,
whose villanous-looking and repulsive face was obscured by a quantity
of matted red hair. He was dressed in a greasy flannel gown, with his
throat bare; and seemed to be dividing his attention between the frying-
pan and a clothes-horse, over which a great number of silk handkerchiefs
were hanging. Several rough beds made of old sacks, were huddled side
by side on the floor. Seated round the table were four or five boys, none
older than the Dodger, smoking long clay pipes, and drinking spirits with
the air of middle-aged men. These all crowded about their associate as
he whispered a few words to the Jew; and then turned round and grinned
at Oliver. So did the Jew himself, toasting-fork in hand.
What devices can you spot
in Dickens’ writing?

Use this picture to
write three
descriptive
sentences using AT
LEAST one of the
devices from
today’s lesson.
Bill Sykes

Revision Game!
Read each clue and click the type of figurative language that
matches it.
If you are right, small squares will disappear from the picture on
the right. Try to guess the picture with each clue.
If you are wrong, try again.
When you get to the end, enjoy your celebration.
Click the magnifying glass
to start the game!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!
simile

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
Your eyes
are like
stars.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
Simile
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
Personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer
the
questions
correctly
to reveal
the
surprise
picture!

START 
“happy as a
clam”
You are a
bear in the
morning.
“pretty as a
picture”
Sally sells
sea shells.
The sun
sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry;
I could eat a
horse.
Red roses
rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a
princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an
ogre”
The paper
screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
You have
found my
dog Chloe!
Click the
finish
button for
a surprise!

Click here to try again.

L.O: To distinguish the
different types of effective
figurative language in writing.
Context:
Descriptive Writing.
KWs: Simile, Metaphor,
Personification, Hyperbole,
Alliteration, Imagery,
Sibilance, Onomatopoeia
Do Now: Students decide whether the phrases on the
whiteboard (ppt. slide) are similes, metaphors or
personification. Extension – students write a definition.
Introduction: In pairs, students quiz each other on the
common types of figurative language that are found in
descriptive writing.
Rules for the task are on each PowerPoint slide and will guide
you through this.
Review: students sort the terms into the table on the ppt. slide
to show their confidence – class discussion for those most
commonly confused.
Development: Students read the descriptive paragraph from
Oliver Twist.
Think, Pair Share: students identify any figurative language
techniques they can see.
Plenary: Show the image of Bill Sykes – Students write 3
descriptive sentences using at least one of the techniques
from today’s lesson.
Alternative/Additional/Fun Plenary: Figurative language game.
Students answer correctly to reveal the image.