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  1. Revision notes
  2. IGCSE
  3. English Language
  4. Edexcel IGCSE
  5. Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning

Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning

English Language: Edexcel IGCSE - Specification B, topic 2.1.3

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  • Which of these are metaphors?

  • Which of these use similes?

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Previous topic2.1.2 SimilesNext topic2.1.4 Personification

English Language: Edexcel IGCSE - Specification B contents

  1. 1 Key Terms

    • 1.1 Key Terms

      • 1.1.1 Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences
      • 1.1.2 Key Terms - Sentence and Clause Types
      • 1.1.3 Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language
      • 1.1.4 Key Terms - Types of Language
      • 1.1.5 Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood
      • 1.1.6 Key Terms - Mood & Feelings
      • 1.1.7 Key Terms - Other Techniques
      • 1.1.8 End of Topic Test - Key Terms
  2. 2 Language Devices

    • 2.1 Language Devices

      • 2.1.1 Metaphors
      • 2.1.2 Similes
      • 2.1.3 Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning
      • 2.1.4 Personification
      • 2.1.5 Pathetic Fallacy
      • 2.1.6 Puns & Oxymorons
      • 2.1.7 Hyperbole & Emotive Language
      • 2.1.8 Alliteration
      • 2.1.9 Sibilance
      • 2.1.10 Onomatopoeia
      • 2.1.11 Recap: Language Devices
      • 2.1.12 End of Topic Test - Language Devices
  3. 3 Writing Structure

    • 3.1 Writing Structure

      • 3.1.1 Narrators
      • 3.1.2 Paragraphs
      • 3.1.3 Tense
      • 3.1.4 Present vs Past vs Future Tense
      • 3.1.5 Foreshadowing
      • 3.1.6 Structure
      • 3.1.7 End of Topic Test - Writing Structure
  4. 4 Section B: Reading & Writing

    • 4.1 Writing Formats

      • 4.1.1 Letter
      • 4.1.2 Reports & Essays
      • 4.1.3 Journal/Diary Entry
      • 4.1.4 Speech
      • 4.1.5 Newspaper Article
      • 4.1.6 Leaflet
      • 4.1.7 Review
      • 4.1.8 Travel Writing
      • 4.1.9 End of Topic Test - Writing Formats
    • 4.2 Writing to...

      • 4.2.1 Writing to Inform
      • 4.2.2 Writing to Inform - Example
      • 4.2.3 Writing to Explain
      • 4.2.4 Writing to Explain - Example
      • 4.2.5 Writing to Persuade
      • 4.2.6 Writing to Persuade - Example
      • 4.2.7 Writing to Argue
      • 4.2.8 Writing to Argue - Example
      • 4.2.9 Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue
      • 4.2.10 Writing to Advise
      • 4.2.11 Writing to Advise - Example
      • 4.2.12 End of Topic Test - Writing to...
    • 4.3 Acronym of Techniques - DAFORESTAR

      • 4.3.1 Direct Address
      • 4.3.2 Alliteration
      • 4.3.3 Facts
      • 4.3.4 Opinions
      • 4.3.5 Repetition
      • 4.3.6 Exaggeration (Hyperbole)
      • 4.3.7 Statistics
      • 4.3.8 Triple (Rule of 3)
      • 4.3.9 Emotive Language
      • 4.3.10 Rhetorical Questions
      • 4.3.11 End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER
  5. 5 Section C: Writing

    • 5.1 Writing Task

      • 5.1.1 Discursive Writing
      • 5.1.2 Narrative Writing
      • 5.1.3 Descriptive Writing
      • 5.1.4 End of Topic Test - Writing Task

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