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Using figurative language in non-fiction writing
Pupil outcome: I can show understanding of figurative language by exploring its effects and using it in my own writing. Key learning points: - Figurative language sees writers use non-literal words and phrases to develop complex ideas...
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Using figurative language to create a gothic atmosphere
Pupil outcome: I can use figurative language to establish a foreboding atmosphere in my Gothic writing. Key learning points: - Figurative language is words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true. - Figurative language can...
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Using figurative language effectively for character description
Pupil outcome: I can create effective similes and metaphors to describe a malevolent character. Key learning points: - Figurative language is non-literal language. Examples of methods which are figurative include simile and metaphor. -...
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Practising using figurative language
Pupil outcome: I can practise using figurative language in different sentence types. Key learning points: - A simile describes something by comparing it to something else to make the description more vivid. - Personification gives human...
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Using figurative language and structure to create an unsettling atmosphere
Pupil outcome: I can write an unsettling description using a wide range of language devices, as well as punctuation and sentence types chosen for effect. Key learning points: - To plan an effective description, you should establish a...
Curated Video
Personification: The Power of Figurative Language | EasyTeaching
New ReviewPersonification is a figurative language device that is often used in creative writing. It gives human characteristics to things that are not human.In this lesson, we walk through what personification is, why it's used and we have a go...
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Exploring Maya Angelou's figurative language in ‘Phenomenal Woman’
Pupil outcome: I can explore Angelou's use of figurative language in 'Phenomenal Woman' and use this exploration to write about myself using figurative language. Key learning points: - Figurative language sees writers use non-literal...
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Exploring Maya Angelou’s use of figurative language
Pupil outcome: I can explore and evaluate Angelou’s use of figurative language across two poems: ‘Equality’ and ‘Phenomenal Woman’. Key learning points: - Figurative language sees writers use non-literal words and phrases to develop...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Figurative Language
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . These are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Wonderscape
Exploring the Power of Figurative Language: Metaphors and Beyond
This video explores figurative language's role in writing, focusing on metaphors, similes, allusions, personification, and hyperbole. It highlights how these devices enhance understanding and persuasion, using examples and interactive...
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Improve Descriptive Writing with Figurative Devices | EasyTeaching
New ReviewFigurative language devices and other imagery techniques make writing more interesting.In this video, we explore six key figurative language devices—metaphors, similes, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia—and break...
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Using sensory language and figurative language to create an atmospheric setting
Pupil outcome: I can craft my own atmospheric setting using precise imagery. Key learning points: - The atmosphere in literature is the way an author uses setting, objects, or thoughts of characters to create mood. - The atmosphere can...
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Using figurative language, precise verbs and perspective to write with flair
Pupil outcome: I can identify how model answers meet the ambitious success criteria. Key learning points: - Excellent descriptions and narratives will focus on describing details, rather than trying to write too much - Figurative...
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Comparisons
New ReviewA video on how writers make comparisons using figurative language to make writing more interesting.
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Sam Glucksberg - Understanding Figurative Language
Sam Glucksberg was born February 6, 1933, in Montreal, Quebec. He received his B.S. in psychology in 1956 at City College of New York, Magna Cum Laude. He then received his Ph.D in experimental psychology with distinction at New York...
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Emulating Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement'
Pupil outcome: I can use figurative language, juxtaposition and repetition to emulate McEwan’s use of an emotional plot twist. Key learning points: - To emulate McEwan’s emotional plot twist, we might use figurative language to influence...
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Using description and figurative language to enhance narrative writing
Pupil outcome: I can use descriptive writing to enhance my narrative writing. Key learning points: - Narratives that try to tell too much story are often unsuccessful - Instead,you can use an emotion-led narrative, which will help keep...
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Summer Idioms:Figurative Language to Enrich Your Expressions
Idioms are a form of figurative language that require a critical understanding of the expressions. Not to be taken literally, idioms are analogous to the literal representation they evoke. These eleven summer idioms relate to summer...
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Understanding Figurative Language in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the use of figurative language in writing, focusing on five key tools: metaphor, simile, allusion, personification, and hyperbole. Through examples and explanations, the teacher helps students...
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Macbeth 1.5 Discussion: Lady Macbeth's Language
This video delves into the rich use of figurative language in a brief but potent speech by Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth." The discussion highlights how Lady Macbeth manipulates words to foreshadow Duncan's impending doom and...
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Linguistic features of descriptive writing
Pupil outcome: I can identify and explain linguistic features of descriptive writing. Key learning points: - Descriptive writing uses figurative language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind. - Descriptive writing appeals to the...
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Using description in functional writing
Pupil outcome: I can use a description to create interesting functional writing. Key learning points: - Functional writing that makes use of description is often stronger. - Anecdotes are brilliant for connecting to the reader through...
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Understanding Similes: The Art of Comparison in Language
This video examines similes, a key figure of speech used for comparison in writing. It explains how similes, characterized by the use of "like" or "as," differ from metaphors and enhance clarity and impact in communication. The video...
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Planning an open letter using single paragraph outlines
Pupil outcome: I can plan a letter using single paragraph outlines with a focus on using credible statistics, direct address and figurative language. Key learning points: - An open letter is written to a particular person or group but...