The following lesson sequence (5 lessons) aims to teach students to recognise, analyse and apply figurative language devices such as metaphors, similes and personification in written poetic texts. Students will read and comprehend the poem Wind by Ted Hughes (1957), adapt it into a multimedia text and write their own poem about a storm using poetic devices.

Help your students consolidate their knowledge of metaphors, similes and personification with this worksheet. The worksheet consists of two activities. Firstly, students identify the language techniques used in the example sentences. Secondly, students must re-write boring sentences using either a metaphor, simile or personification. Answers are included. Files come as a pdf and editable PowerPoint.

Help your students consolidate their knowledge of language techniques with this quiz worksheet. Students identify the language technique used in various phrases. There are a total of 20 questions. Answers are included on a separate page. Language techniques used are: Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Imagery, Alliteration & Onomatopoeia This worksheet is great for a quick formative assessment, homework, substitute teachers or general classroom use. File comes as a word document.