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Expressive and Sensory Language

Recognise recurring literary language in stories and poetry, identify words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses, and discuss favourite words and phrases

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Notice story formulas and explain how sensory language works.

Notice story formulas and explain how sensory language works.

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The Dog, the Cock, & the Fox

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The Dog, the Cock, & the Fox supports noticing expressive and sensory language. Not a poetry anthology.

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Ask the learner to find one vivid word or phrase and say what it makes them picture.

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Public Library of Congress Read.gov Aesop page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt. The story text is public domain on this page. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. This is reading text, not an automatically marked comprehension quiz.

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  • Spot recurring story language such as 'Once upon a time' and 'happily ever after'
  • Identify sensory words and phrases in a poem: 'the icy wind howled'
  • Share a favourite word or phrase from a story and explain why it appeals
“When your child reads a poem or a story with vivid language, can they pick out a phrase they really liked — and tell you why it works well or how it made them feel?”

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Type
Conceptual
Subject
English
Domain
Reading Comprehension
Age range
Ages 6–12

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