Starter quiz
- What is an adjective?
- an action word
- an object, person or thing
- a word to describe a noun ✓
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- What is tone?
- the place a piece of writing is set
- the feeling a piece of writing provokes ✓
- a group of words related in meaning
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- What does it mean to enhance your work?
- to change some things
- to correct all spellings
- to improve the quality of your work ✓
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- What does oppressive mean?
- gloomy, dark
- sad, teary
- cruel, harsh ✓
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- What does bleak mean?
- angry
- lonely
- gloomy ✓
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- Which of the below is a simile?
- The propaganda permeated like toxic fog ✓
- The propaganda was toxic fog
- The propaganda was callous and cruel
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Exit quiz
- What is a simile?
- a language device that compares two things using the words like or as ✓
- a language device that says something is something else, when it is not
- a group of words related in meaning
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- What is imagery?
- a technique that creates a vivid image in the reader's mind ✓
- a technique that uses the words like or as to compare two things
- a technique that says something is something it is not literally
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- Which of the below is a metaphor?
- The shattered windows were hollow eyes ✓
- The streets were like a maze
- The citizens shuffled through life like shadows
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- What is the first step when crafting any language device?
- decide the object you want to describe
- describe the comparative object
- decide the tone ✓
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- Which simile creates the most oppressive tone?
- The propaganda was like a venomous serpent. ✓
- The cameras were like watchful birds.
- The buildings loomed above like monsters
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- Which metaphor creates the most bleak tone?
- The darkness in her heart was a relentless storm. ✓
- His dream was an abandoned boat.
- His joy was a rose in his heart.
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Key learning points
- Imagery uses words that create a clear image in the reader’s mind.
- Similes compare two things using words such as 'like' or 'as'.
- Personification gives human characteristics to something that is not human.
- A metaphor compares two things, by saying one thing is another.
- Language devices should match the tone that you have created.
Common misconception
Pupils might mistake a simile for metaphor and vice versa.
Go through simile and metaphor definitions and examples slowly and explicitly.
Keywords
Imagery - Imagery uses words that create a vivid image in the reader’s mind
Simile - Similes compare two things using words such as 'like' or 'as'
Metaphor - Metaphors say something is something else, when it is not literally
Vivid - A vivid image is clear and powerful and easily visualised
Sentinel - a soldier or guard whose job is to keep watch
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