Figurative Language Devices (Literary Techniques)

A whole lesson on figurative language techniques- metaphor, simile, adjectives, personification, pathetic fallacy, onomatopoeia and sensory description.

This resource includes a clear and colourful 30 slide Powerpoint, ready to print worksheets, a quiz and a class game.

After a brief introduction, students are encouraged to identify the techniques used in a short extract and comment on the effect.

There is also a worksheet with an examples/definitions matching activity and students write their own examples using the devices studied in the lesson.

Finally there is an interactive class game, where students work in a pair or a team. After looking at an image prompt, students then take it in turns to craft a description using one of the techniques for a certain amount of points.

Suitable for KS3 creative writing lessons or as an introduction to AQA Paper 1 Q5 descriptive writing for KS4.