The Alphabet Game Can you play the alphabet

The Alphabet Game Can you play the alphabet game with someone at home or write down the each letter and word. The words do not just have to be nouns- think of verbs, adjectives, adverbs too! For example: • A is for alligator, • B is for bouncy, • C is for cute, • D is for dinosaur…

Figurative Language. Figurative language is when words and ideas are used to create mental images and give impressions. When we use figurative language in our poetry it gives our ideas strength and helps the reader to understand what we mean.

Personification is when we write about an object as if it is human, e. g. “the tulips smiled as the sun rose. ” Can you think of any other examples of personification?

Metaphors say something is something else. e. g. Tony is a tower of strength. Wayne Rooney is a goal machine. Challenge: In your books, write a metaphor for your favourite animal.

Onomatopoeia is a type of word that sounds like thing it is describing.

Similes are when we say one thing is like another. Similes contain the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. e. g. “the snow was on the ground like a thick warm blanket. ”

Can you think of any similes? Here is a crazy simile: The Moon is like… … a zebra in hot pants. … the moment when you sneeze. Can you think of anymore crazy similes?

Level 1 Level 2 Can you write sentences that include similes? Can you write sentences that include similes and Onomatopoeia? Level 3 Can you write sentences that include: Similes Onomatopoeia Metaphors Personification Alliteration

Challenge! Can you find figurative language in books that you have been reading? Create a bank of sentences for each poetic form to use in your own writing!