Top tips

  • Look for how ideas or objects are compared using words such as like or as.

  • Identify ways in which ideas or objects have been given human qualities and how this helps enhance meaning.

  • Identify ways in which ideas or objects with similar characteristics are compared to each other.

  • Look for words where initial consonant sounds have been repeated.

  • Look for words that sound like the word they refer to.

  • Name the language feature in your answer if this is relevant.