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JSS3 English Language

Figures of Speech: Similes and Metaphors

Overview

Identifying different figures of speech in sentences; Identifying similes and metaphors in sentences; Use of similes and metaphors correctly; and Use of similes and being able to turn them into metaphors and vice versa.

What you'll learn
  • Explain the meaning of figures of speech
  • Identify different kinds of figures of speech with examples
  • Identify the uses of figures of speech
  • - Use of comparisons: Similes and metaphors are best taught together. One helps to make the meaning of the other clearer.eg She is as red as a rose. - She is a red rose.