What is figurative language ks1?

Figurative language uses words and ideas to suggest meaning and create mental images. We explain how children are taught to recognise and use figurative language in KS2 English, with definitions and examples of simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole and onomatopoeia.

What are examples of figurative language for kids?

Examples of figurative language include:

• Similes, comparison of two things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
• Metaphors, comparison of two things without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
• Personification, which is giving human qualities to non-human things, and.
• Hyperboles, extreme exaggerations.

What book has figurative language?

White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt features many different kinds of figurative language including metaphors, similes, onomatopoeias, personification, and assonance. Gilberto and the Wind by Marie Hall Ets is an older book that personifies the wind. The boy even talks to the wind throughout the book.

How to review the seven types of figurative language?

This digital or printable flipbook helps students review the seven types of figurative language through the use of stories and images. On the left side of each section of the flipbook, students review the definition of the specific type of figurative language and complete a brief activity using pictures and sentences.

What are some mentor texts for figurative language?

Figurative language is so much fun to teach and there are so many picture books that have some great examples on their pages! I gathered some of my favorite mentor texts to teach seven different types of figurative language. This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.

Which is the best book to teach personification?

Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds is just right for personification and Halloween-themed reading. The Bad Seed by John Jory isn’t just one of my favorite books for teaching personification, but I also use it as a mentor text for teaching empathy.

How is personification used in poetry and fiction?

Personification gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas. This can really affect the way the reader imagines things. Personification is often used in poetry, fiction, and children’s rhymes.