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Figurative Language in Settings

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Figurative Language in Settings

Read the mini-scene, then investigate how figurative language brings a place to life. In your own writing, use precise images and make each comparison fit the mood.

Read the scene

At the edge of the Australian bush, dusk spilled purple ink across the sky. The creek curled like a silver ribbon between the reeds. A breeze crept through the grass, whispering secrets to the gum trees. Beyond the ridge, the hills were sleeping giants. Then a kookaburra’s laugh cracked the quiet, and the last sunlight slipped behind the ranges.

1.In “the creek curled like a silver ribbon”, which figurative language technique is used?
  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Personification
  • Alliteration
2.Find the metaphor in the scene and explain what it suggests about the sky.
3.Which phrase gives the breeze a human action?
  • “between the reeds”
  • “crept through the grass, whispering secrets”
  • “behind the ranges”
  • “a silver ribbon”
4.“The hills were sleeping giants.” Name the technique and describe the picture it creates in your mind.
5.Choose the strongest personification for a stormy coast setting.
  • The waves were tall.
  • The waves charged at the rocks.
  • The waves were blue-green.
  • The waves looked like glass.
6.Rewrite this plain sentence with a simile: “The wind moved through the dry grass.”
7.Write one metaphor for a busy city street at midday. Do not use “like” or “as”.
8.Create a personification sentence that makes a quiet forest feel welcoming.
9.Write a descriptive paragraph about a setting you invent or know. Include at least one simile, one metaphor and one example of personification. Underline each example and label its technique.
10.Choose one figurative phrase from your paragraph. Explain how it helps a reader imagine the setting or feel its mood.

2 printable pages

  • Figurative Language in Settings, page 1 of 2: Read the scene

    Page 1

  • Figurative Language in Settings, page 2 of 2: 5. Choose the strongest personification for a stormy coast setting.

    Page 2

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