English Second Language (AS)·3 · Grammar & Language Usage · NSSCAS 5.3.2
Figurative language: imagery, simile, metaphor & personification
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Miss Veronica shows you how to build fresh images of your own — imagery, simile, metaphor and personification — how to kill the cliché, how to use them sparingly, and how to explain their effect for Paper 1 marks.
What you'll learn in this lesson
By the end you should be able to (NSSCAS English Second Language (AS) 5.3.2):
- Learners should be able to explain the difference between literal and figurative language.
- Learners should be able to define imagery and identify which sense a writer is opening in the reader.
- Learners should be able to distinguish a simile from a metaphor using the "like" or "as" test, and use each accurately.
- Learners should be able to recognise and create personification, and explain what it adds.
- Learners should be able to recognise hyperbole and symbol, and judge when each is appropriate.
- Learners should be able to replace a cliché with a fresh, original image drawn from their own experience.
- Learners should be able to use figurative language sparingly and purposefully in a 220–260 word essay.
- Learners should be able to analyse a writer's use of figurative language by naming the device, quoting the words and explaining the effect on the reader.
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