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Year 6 · English

Discuss Author Language

Year 6 learners practise identifying similes metaphors and personification.

The activities include Discuss the Meaning of Language Devices, Explore the Meaning of Similes, Metaphors and Personification, Identify Different Language Devices, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, video, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Discuss the Meaning of Language Devices
  • Explore the Meaning of Similes, Metaphors and Personification
  • Identify Different Language Devices
  • Identify Metaphor and Personification
  • Identify Personification, Onomatopoeia and Alliteration
  • Identify Similes and Metaphors
  • Recognise Figurative Language Techniques

Checked learning resources

  • BBC Bitesize: Language

    BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    BBC KS2 Language support for identifying similes metaphors and personification.

  • Recognising Similes and Metaphors | KS2 English Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    Models how to recognise and explain two central figurative-language techniques in KS2 texts. The video directly teaches two core figurative techniques; the accompanying Year 6 resource extends the activity to personifica

  • Recognising Personification | KS2 English Concepts Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    KS2 teacher-led concept video modelling how to identify personification, explaining why writers use it, addressing misconceptions and providing independent questions.

  • Poetry Tier 3 Vocabulary Word List

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Verified sixth-grade-compatible poetry terminology resource defining and exemplifying terms including stanza, rhyme scheme, alliteration, ballad, figurative language, hyperbole, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification an

  • Understanding Figurative Language: KS2 PowerPoint

    Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required

    Verified KS2 presentation teaching pupils to identify and recognise figurative-language techniques, discuss how an author uses simile, metaphor, personification and hyperbole, analyse language choices and complete a know

  • Year 5 and 6 Figurative Language Reference Guides Pack

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Upper-KS2 reference and activity pack covering figurative-language techniques including simile, metaphor, personification, idiom and hyperbole, with definitions and examples.