Comparison and Metaphor Course
Transform how you teach figurative language. Learn clear goals, engaging activities, and practical rubrics to help 13–16-year-olds recognise, analyse, and create powerful comparisons and metaphors with confidence. This course equips educators with tools for effective teaching of similes and metaphors through structured lessons and assessments.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Comparison and Metaphor Course provides practical tools to teach similes and metaphors with clarity and confidence. It includes ready-to-use lesson plans for 2–3 class periods, scaffolded activities, and sentence frames supporting mixed reading levels. Participants learn to select age-appropriate texts, design rubrics, use quick assessments, and provide targeted feedback to enhance analysis and writing skills.
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Develop skills
- Design clear learning goals and rubrics for teaching comparisons and metaphors.
- Plan 2–3 lesson sequences that move students from recognising to creating metaphors.
- Differentiate comparison and metaphor tasks with scaffolds for mixed-ability classes.
- Select and evaluate short texts rich in comparisons and metaphors for ages 13–16.
- Use quick formative checks and feedback to strengthen students’ metaphor analysis.
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