Similes, Metaphors & Personification (NSW)

Year 7 · English · Worksheet · NSW · $2.99 AUD

New South Wales curriculum edition. A Year 7 English worksheet for identifying and creating similes, metaphors and personification. Students label three figurative language examples, explain the feeling or idea created by one of them, such as 'time is a thief', then write and explain their own metaphor about the sea, finishing with an exit ticket and a traffic-light self-check. Sample responses are included for teachers.

Aligned to AC9E7LE05 (Australian Curriculum).

Students will:
• Label examples of simile, metaphor and personification
• Explain the feeling or idea figurative language creates
• Write an original metaphor with an intended effect

A ready-to-use worksheet, supplied as PDF, editable Word (DOCX) and PowerPoint (PPTX).

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