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English
Weather: descriptive writing

Starter quiz

  • Which of these are examples of figurative language?
    • nouns
    • adverbs
    • personification  ✓
    • simile  ✓
  • Identify the simile.
    • The beach was as serene as a sleeping baby.  ✓
    • Golden sands stretched endlessly towards the sea.
    • Seagulls danced in the azure sky.
  • Identify the simile.
    • The sea roared like an angry lion.  ✓
    • The blue sea stretched out endlessly.
    • Seabirds soared overhead, gliding in the wind.
  • Which sentence uses personification?
    • The waves teased the sand with foam fingers.  ✓
    • The beach was covered with umbrellas.
    • Seashells were spread across the sandy beach.
  • Which sentence uses personification?
    • The sea sparkled in the sun's rays.
    • The seabirds glided above the vast expanse of blue.
    • The waves whispered secrets to the shore.  ✓
  • Match the stylistic device to the correct sentence.
    • repetition
      ⇔
      The waves crashed and crashed and crashed. ✓
    • simile
      ⇔
      The beach stretched on like a vast canvas. ✓
    • personification
      ⇔
      The sun embraced us. ✓
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