Go beyond literal meanings with figurative language. Discover the different types of figurative language and how to liven up your writing with examples.

Learn about figurative language, its types, and impact. Discover similes, metaphors, and more, with examples to enhance your writing and deepen emotional connections.

We use words every day to describe places, people, or situations, and although we use various different words and phrases to convey our meanings, there is nothing quite so descriptive or imaginative as figurative language.

These FREE Figurative Language Posters are a great way to introduce different types of figurative language and can also be used as a reference for your students. Posters include similes, idioms, metaphors, hyperbole, proverbs, allusions, alliterations, personifications, and onomatopoeia, as well as a title poster that says Figurative Language. The posters are also included in a print and digital Figurative Language Unit for 4th/5th grades.

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Use our free printable to show your kids some figurative language examples and help them nail this literary concept.

A poetry task inspired by a winter poem by Dorothy Wordsworth. Children find examples of similes, metaphors and personification. Suitable for Y5 & Y6.

Figure of Speech, Types of Figure of Speech and Examples Figure of Speech Language can be used in two ways. These are the literal and figurative use of the word. Literal language is direct, uses the true definition and meaning of idioms along with words. However, when figuratively spoken, the meaning of any word or phrase will depend on the context in which it is used. A way of speaking is based on the rhetorical department or this figurative language. When using speech figures, sentences…

A figurative language anchor chart is a great resource to use to teach young students about the different types of figurative language.