Do your students need help understanding similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, idioms, imagery, irony, and other figurative language devices?
This Figurative Language Anchor Chart, Poster & Activity includes posters, display cards, sorting activity, and editable templates to help students recognise, understand, and apply figurative language in their reading and writing. Each literary device features a clear definition and an example, making it easy for students to identify figurative language and confidently use it in descriptive and creative writing.
Perfect for figurative language lessons, descriptive writing, reading comprehension, literacy displays, collaborative learning walls, literacy centres, small-group instruction, intervention, and year-round classroom reference.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
π ¦ Figurative Language Posters & Display Cards
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Consonance
Assonance
Pun
Symbolism
Irony
ClichΓ©
Allusion
Paradox
Imagery
Euphemism
Analogy
π ¦ Header Posters
π ¦ Blank Display Card Option
Create student-generated examples
Co-construct learning walls with your class
π ¦ Sort Activity
Sort figurative language examples by type
Multiple examples for each figurative language type
π ¦ 2 Spelling Options
British & Australian English
American English
π ¦ 3 Colour Options
Blues themed full colour
Blues themed minimal colour
Black & white
π ¦ 2 Poster Orientation Options
Landscape
Portrait
π ¦ Editable Templates
Canva template (posters)
Microsoft PowerPoint template (posters and display cards)
π ¦ Resource Guide PDF
Teaching suggestions
Quick access links to Google resources and Canva templates
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS RESOURCE:
With 19 figurative language devices covered, from foundational terms like simile and metaphor to more advanced concepts like paradox, allusion, and euphemism, this resource grows with your students from initial instruction through independent application. Choose from three colour options and two orientations to match your classroom decor and printer preferences, and simply print and display so no prep beyond that required.
The editable templates, display cards, and blank example card option allow teachers to customise content and co-construct classroom displays with students. With both British/Australian and American spelling options, this resource is ready to use in classrooms around the world while providing a valuable year-round reference for reading and writing.
EDITABLE TEMPLATES
Editable Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint templates allow you to customise the text and any fonts that are not part of the design.
Please note: The page design, colours and overall layout are fixed.
Do your students need help understanding similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, idioms, imagery, irony, and other figurative language devices?
This Figurative Language Anchor Chart, Poster & Activity includes posters, display cards, sorting activity, and editable templates to help students recognise, understand, and apply figurative language in their reading and writing. Each literary device features a clear definition and an example, making it easy for students to identify figurative language and confidently use it in descriptive and creative writing.
Perfect for figurative language lessons, descriptive writing, reading comprehension, literacy displays, collaborative learning walls, literacy centres, small-group instruction, intervention, and year-round classroom reference.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
π ¦ Figurative Language Posters & Display Cards
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Consonance
Assonance
Pun
Symbolism
Irony
ClichΓ©
Allusion
Paradox
Imagery
Euphemism
Analogy
π ¦ Header Posters
π ¦ Blank Display Card Option
Create student-generated examples
Co-construct learning walls with your class
π ¦ Sort Activity
Sort figurative language examples by type
Multiple examples for each figurative language type
π ¦ 2 Spelling Options
British & Australian English
American English
π ¦ 3 Colour Options
Blues themed full colour
Blues themed minimal colour
Black & white
π ¦ 2 Poster Orientation Options
Landscape
Portrait
π ¦ Editable Templates
Canva template (posters)
Microsoft PowerPoint template (posters and display cards)
π ¦ Resource Guide PDF
Teaching suggestions
Quick access links to Google resources and Canva templates
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS RESOURCE:
With 19 figurative language devices covered, from foundational terms like simile and metaphor to more advanced concepts like paradox, allusion, and euphemism, this resource grows with your students from initial instruction through independent application. Choose from three colour options and two orientations to match your classroom decor and printer preferences, and simply print and display so no prep beyond that required.
The editable templates, display cards, and blank example card option allow teachers to customise content and co-construct classroom displays with students. With both British/Australian and American spelling options, this resource is ready to use in classrooms around the world while providing a valuable year-round reference for reading and writing.
EDITABLE TEMPLATES
Editable Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint templates allow you to customise the text and any fonts that are not part of the design.
Please note: The page design, colours and overall layout are fixed.
