Advanced Figurative Language
Understand and interpret figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meaning — including allusion, irony, pun, oxymoron, and extended metaphor — and distinguish between connotation and denotation when analysing or choosing words
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Trace an extended metaphor. Explain connotation, irony, an oxymoron and a pun in context. Connect an allusion to a supplied fictional tale.
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Ask the learner to explain 'The meeting was a storm' and distinguish it from 'The meeting was like a storm'. Expect metaphor versus simile with a possible meaning such as conflict. Ask why slim and scrawny might feel different. Accept slim as often neutral or positive and scrawny as negative. If the learner cannot explain a local comparison, return to Figurative Language and Literary Devices before this lesson.
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Trace an extended metaphor. Explain connotation, irony, an oxymoron and a pun in context. Connect an allusion to a supplied fictional tale.
Trace an extended metaphor. Explain connotation, irony, an oxymoron and a pun in context. Connect an allusion to a supplied fictional tale.
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Check understanding
- Explain the connotative difference between words with similar denotations (e.g., thrifty vs. stingy vs. economical)
- Identify irony or an allusion in a text and explain what it adds to the meaning
- Analyse an extended metaphor across a paragraph or poem and explain how it develops an idea
“When your child reads a poem or novel and the author uses irony, a pun, or an unexpected comparison, can they explain what effect it creates and why the author chose those words?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Vocabulary
- Age range
- Ages 11–14
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