Figurative language

Here is a list of all of the skills that cover figurative language! These skills are organised by year, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to preview the skill. To start practising, just click on any link. IXL will track your score, and the questions will automatically increase in difficulty as you improve!

Year 3 skills

  1. O.1 Determine the meanings of similes

Year 4 skills

  1. O.1 Identify similes and metaphors
  2. O.2 Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors

Year 5 skills

  1. O.1 Identify similes and metaphors
  2. O.2 Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors

Year 6 skills

  1. O.1 Use personification
  2. O.2 Interpret figures of speech
  3. O.3 Classify figures of speech

Year 7 skills

  1. N.1 Use personification
  2. N.2 Interpret the meaning of allusions
  3. N.3 Identify the source of allusions
  4. N.4 Interpret figures of speech
  5. N.5 Classify figures of speech

Year 8 skills

  1. N.1 Use personification
  2. N.2 Interpret the meaning of allusions
  3. N.3 Identify the source of allusions
  4. N.4 Interpret figures of speech
  5. N.5 Classify figures of speech

Year 9 skills

  1. Q.2 Use personification
  2. Q.3 Interpret the meaning of allusions
  3. Q.4 Identify the source of allusions
  4. Q.5 Interpret figures of speech
  5. Q.6 Classify figures of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox
  6. Q.7 Classify figures of speech: review

Year 10 skills

  1. Q.2 Use personification
  2. Q.3 Interpret the meaning of allusions
  3. Q.4 Identify the source of allusions
  4. Q.5 Interpret figures of speech
  5. Q.6 Classify figures of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox
  6. Q.7 Classify figures of speech: review

Year 11 skills

  1. O.2 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
  2. O.3 Recall the source of an allusion
  3. O.4 Interpret the figure of speech
  4. O.5 Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox
  5. O.6 Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement
  6. O.7 Classify the figure of speech: review
  7. O.8 Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Year 12 skills

  1. O.2 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
  2. O.3 Recall the source of an allusion
  3. O.4 Interpret the figure of speech
  4. O.5 Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox
  5. O.6 Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement
  6. O.7 Classify the figure of speech: review
  7. O.8 Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone