Fancier Figurative Language

Take similes, metaphors, and other figurative language to the next level with these practical tips.

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Part 1: Fancier Figurative Language: Start with a Cliche

We'll start with the cliché "as cold as ice" and go somewhere much more interesting.

Part 2: Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite

Let's start with "As cold as fire."

Part 3: Fancier Figurative Language: Move the Simile

What if we started a sentence with the simile?

Part 4: Fancier Figurative Language: Advanced Repetition

Is your students' use of repetition limited to, "The girl was very, very, very fast."? Let's borrow some ideas from Shakespeare!

Part 5: Advanced Alliteration and Consonance

When students learn about alliteration, it's hard to steer them away from goofy tongue-twisters. Certainly, there must be more powerful and practical ways of using alliteration. In this lesson, I draw on delicious examples from Shakespeare to show how a very advanced writer used alliteration. Then, I break those ideas down so students can try them out.