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
Typical age: 11–14 years
“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?”
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- Figurative Language and Literary DevicesREQUIRED
Advanced figurative language analysis requires the reading skill of analysing word choice in context
- Antonyms & SynonymsREQUIRED
Connotation/denotation distinction extends KS2 antonyms and synonyms
- How Language Choices Affect the ReaderREQUIRED
KS3 figurative language nuance extends KS2 evaluating how authors use figurative language
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