Figurative Language in Famous Fiction TASK CARDS

Students often know the names of various figurative language techniques, but when it comes down to identifying them in use and explaining their effect, they often struggle. Therefore, these Task Cards focus on assessing that ability.

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Similarly, students often associate figurative language with poetry and don't identify it in prose. Therefore, these Task Cards help to draw their attention to figurative language in extracts from famous fiction (For example, extracts from Animal Farm by George Orwell; To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Hard Times by Charles Dickens; Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen; and many more).

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Students will be able to interpret words and phrases as they are used in poems, determining figurative meanings and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

CONTENTS

Task Cards: There are 32 task cards (8 pages / 4 on a page)

Techniques Definitions – Informational Handout: This reference page covers all the techniques assessed in these task cards and is useful for students to keep in their books.

Answer Recording Sheets (3 pages): These pages are for students to stick in their books and use to record their answers to all of the task cards.

Full Answer Key: This answer key is a reference page for teachers and contains suggested answers for all task cards.

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Please Note: These Task Cards are for assessment purposes, not for teaching content – students should be familiar with the figurative language techniques in question.

If you require resources for the teaching of figurative language techniques, check out the following products:

TEACHING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE WORKSHEETS
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE WORKSHEETS {IDENTIFY, NAME AND EXPLAIN METHOD}

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