Fancy Figurative Language

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Push your students beyond just memorizing the different types of figurative language, and ask them to use these tools in more complex, challenging ways.

Think beyond clichés
Use repetition in new ways
Change the position of the figurative language

Resources

A great book on figurative language: Shakespeare’s Wordcraft
A site for imagery: National Geographic Found
Some ideas for interesting skit settings

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