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Section B of the language papers rewards you for skilfully ‘crafting’ linguistic devices.

In this lesson, you will practise ‘crafting’ metaphors.

There are many ways to create metaphors.

Read the examples and follow the instructions afterwards.

  • thunderous applause
  • frozen smile
  • vicious atmosphere
  • haunted by visions
  • built on love
  • tangled in hate
  • consumed by darkness and anger
  • (the) clouds sailed
  • (the) boy flew
  • (her) beauty shimmered
  • (the) man was a machine
  • (the) Ferrari is a beast
  • ‘Juliet is the sun’ – Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
  • a stroke of bad luck
  • a taste of bitter-sweet irony
  • still waters run deep
  • Open your scrap writing document.
  • Write a minimum of 3 metaphors or your own.
  • Remember to write the unit and lesson number in your scrap writing document.
adjectivesprepositionsnounsverbs
Towering, bronze, white, fiery, impenetrable, shadowy, treacherous, frozen, slippery, ancient, forgotten, deafening, smooth, roaring, thorny, prickly, razor-sharp, wrinkled, soft, jagged, deadly, vicious, elephantine, new, modern, torn, dazzling, sleek, smooth, painful, fragile, tangledBy, of, in, outside, inside, through, around, besideSnowflakes, carpet, darkness, fire, waterfalls, streams, blanket, valleys, arches, mist, ice, snow, leaves, earth, feet, graffiti, factories, love, hate, barbed wire, anger, village, city, houses, cars, talons, ocean, wall, atmosphere, proportions, appetite, peace, brilliance, belief, granite, silence, beauty, hope, greed, pride, misogyny, loyalty, justice, fear, corruption, carbon fibre, mind, stomach, hands, fists, knees, misery, grief, pain, despair, tears, sobs, failure, pressure, mindKnotted, tangled, thundered, erupted, shimmered, sculpted, hidden, surrounded, split, swallowed, plummeted, veered, wound, sprawled, overlooked, shielded, crowded, shuffled, grabbed, curved, swung, spat, slammed, filled, devoured, forged, shivered, shuddered, thrashed, hobbled, buckled, slumped, welled, poured, spilled