The passage describes a man lost outside as the sun angrily stared down at him. Withered brown plant tendrils tickled his forearm as they slithered across his skin, as dry as paper and with scorched scratchy skins. It contains descriptive words like crimson, brown, withered, and scorched as well as figurative language including the personification of the sun, a simile comparing the tendrils to paper, and a metaphor referring to the tendrils' skins.

1. Find the Descriptive and
Figurative Language
Find the Descriptive and
Figurative Language
Look at this short section of writing. Use the colours below to
find the descriptive and figurative language.
The crimson ball in the sky seemed to stare furiously down at
him, angry with him for losing his way. Brown, withered plant
tendrils, as dry as paper, tickled him as they slithered their
scorched scratchy skins across his forearm.
Try to find the following:
A verb
An adverb
An adjective
An example of personification
An example of alliteration
A metaphor
A simile
Look at this short section of writing. Use the colours below to
find the descriptive and figurative language.
The crimson ball in the sky seemed to stare furiously down at
him, angry with him for losing his way. Brown, withered plant
tendrils, as dry as paper, tickled him as they slithered their
scorched scratchy skins across his forearm.
Try to find the following:
A verb
An adverb
An adjective
An example of personification
An example of alliteration
A metaphor
A simile
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