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You learn how writers make language more vivid by comparing ideas, giving human actions to non-human things, and creating meanings that are not literal. This helps you read poems and prose with more care and answer literature questions more accurately.
You should already read simple sentences well and understand the basic meaning of words in context. It also helps to know the difference between literal and non-literal language.
One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.
The classroom was a zoo is an example of:
Working: A metaphor compares directly without using like or as.
In SHS 1 to SHS 3, this topic usually appears within reading and literature lessons that build close reading skills. It also supports WASSCE-style comprehension and literature questions where you identify how language creates effect.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
Other SHS English and Literature skills in English, at the same point in the course.
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5 questions with a worked answer after every attempt, and a SmartScore that tracks how close you are to mastery.