the use of simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader

a linguistic device that compares two things using 'like' or 'as', highlighting similarities to create vivid imagery

a linguistic device that gives human characteristics to non-human objects to create vivid imagery

to note what is the same and what is different

Practising using figurative language

English

Linguistic features of descriptive writing

Planning a stormy scene

Writing a stormy scene

Planning a desert island scene

Writing a desert island scene

Illustrating descriptive scenes

In this unit, pupils apply ambitious weather vocabulary in a range of figurative settings. In 'Poetry Inspired by Weather', pupils will analyse a range of poems that include ambitious weather vocabulary.

In 'Weather: Cloudy, Dark and Rainy Words', pupils learnt a range of ambitious vocabulary for different weathers. In this unit, pupils will apply ambitious weather vocabulary in a range of figurative settings.

In this unit, pupils practise discrete narrative writing skills, basing their writing around typical stormy or desert island weather. Pupils practise using figurative language appropriately and with increasing sophistication; they also finish the unit by illustrating their descriptive scene writing.

Weather: descriptive writing

Which figurative language device is used in the sentence 'The stars danced in the night sky.'?

The trees whispered secrets to each other in the breeze.

The river flowed swiftly like a racing horse.

The mountain stood tall and majestic against the horizon.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

The bookshelf held rows of old, dusty tomes.

The flowers nodded their heads in agreement.

The air was crisp and the peaks glowed in the sunlight.

The mountains were majestic as they stood proudly. 

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

The snow-covered peaks gleamed in the sunlight.

The skiers navigated the slopes with skill.

The mountain goats climbed effortlessly along the cliffs.

As the blizzard subsided, the landscape transformed.

Which sentence is an adverbial complex sentence?

The peaks were covered in a blanket of snow.

The valleys nestled between the towering peaks.

The mountains, which endured harsh winters, stood tall and majestic.

Which of these is a relative complex sentence?

Which of these is an example of a proper noun?

the snow covered the peaks The mountains were majestic

The snow covered the peaks the mountains were majestic.

The snow covered the peaks. The mountains were majestic.

The snow covered the peaks the mountains were majestic

Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of capital letters and full stops?

Which sentence uses ambitious verbs to describe the actions within snowy mountains?

The majestic, snow-capped mountains gleamed.

Which phrase best uses descriptive adjectives to depict snowy mountains?

The mountains wore a blanket of glistening snow.

Which sentence uses figurative language related to snowy mountains?

Match the sense to the appropriate descriptive phrase.

Starter Quiz

Which of these is an example of a proper noun?