English Vocabulary Conceptual 11–14 yrs

Advanced Figurative Language

高级修辞语言

Description

Understand and interpret figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meaning — including allusion, irony, pun, oxymoron, and extended metaphor — and distinguish between connotation and denotation when analysing or choosing words

Mastery Evidence

✓ Explain the connotative difference between words with similar denotations (e.g., thrifty vs. stingy vs. economical)
✓ Identify irony or an allusion in a text and explain what it adds to the meaning
✓ Analyse an extended metaphor across a paragraph or poem and explain how it develops an idea

Assessment Prompt

When your child reads a poem or novel and the author uses irony, a pun, or an unexpected comparison, can they explain what effect it creates and why the author chose those words?