Starter quiz
- We call sight, sound, touch, taste and smell the five ______ ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire').
- 'senses' ✓
- Match each of these word classes to their definitions ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire').
- noun⇔a naming word ✓
- adjective⇔a describing word ✓
- verb⇔a doing or being word ✓
- pronoun⇔a word you can use as a substitute for a noun ✓
- The five senses are sight, sound, taste, touch and ______ ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire').
- 'smell' ✓
- Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The pale straw was strewn on the floor carelessly.' ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire').
- pale ✓
- straw
- strewn
- floor
- carelessly
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- Identify the noun in the following sentence: 'The velvet cushion was green, bordered with gold.' ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire').
- velvet
- cushion ✓
- green
- bordered
- gold
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- Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'Her trembling hand reached out into the air.' ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire').
- trembling
- hand
- reached ✓
- out
- air
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Exit quiz
- In 'Myths, Legends and stories that inspire', we look at a painting called 'The Execution of Lady Jane Grey'. Who was Lady Jane Grey?
- a mythical heroine
- a legendary figure from Camelot
- an English monarch ✓
- an English painter
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- Starting with the first, order these significant moments in Lady Jane Grey's life ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire').
- 1⇔Edward VI names Lady Jane Grey his heir.
- 2⇔Lady Jane Grey takes the throne.
- 3⇔Mary I deposes Lady Jane Grey.
- 4⇔Mary I sentences Lady Jane Grey to death.
- 5⇔Lady Jane Grey is executed at 17 years old.
- Match the sense to the sentence which employs it ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire').
- sight⇔The pale straw glimmered in the candlelight. ✓
- sound⇔The gentle whimpering punctuated the silence in the room. ✓
- taste⇔Her mouth was dry, with the occasional flavour of bile. ✓
- touch⇔The soft satin scarf wrapped around her head was caressing and soft. ✓
- smell⇔The stale air of the room penetrated her nostrils. ✓
- Which sentence, all inspired by 'The Execution of Lady Jane Grey' ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire'), uses the word tender accurately?
- The man roughly moved her arm towards the tender block.
- The man guided her arm tenderly towards the block. ✓
- The man's touch was aggressively tender, and jolted her towards the block.
- The man was tenderous as he guided her towards the block.
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- Which of these sentences, all inspired by 'The Execution of Lady Jane Grey' ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire'), uses the word suppress (or a form of the word) accurately?
- Lady Jane Grey was suppress.
- The ladies-in-waiting were suppressingly sobbing.
- She suppressed a sob, gulping it deep down. ✓
- She said nothing, and suppressed so everyone could hear.
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- Which of these sentences, all inspired by 'The Execution of Lady Jane Grey' ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire'), uses the word stagnant (or a form of it) accurately?
- The people were stagnant, moving around the tiny room furtively.
- The atmosphere was stagnant: no-one dared move and start the execution. ✓
- The ladies cried out stagnantly.
- The man stagnantly guided Jane to the block.
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Key learning points
- Sensory language is writing that includes reference to some, or all, of the five senses.
- You don't need to write, 'They could see, feel, taste, touch, hear ...' when using sensory language.
- Instead, you can evoke the senses by starting with the noun you wish to describe.
- Adjectives should be chosen carefully so that they create particular effects.
Common misconception
You should use an adjective to describe every noun.
Adjectives can help add interest and atmosphere to your writing. But not every noun needs an adjective. This can become overwhelming for the reader.
Keywords
Sensory language - writing that includes reference to some, or all, of the five senses
Tender - caring, gentle
Stagnant - usually to describe water or air that smells bad because it is completely still and without movement
Suppress - of an emotion, to keep it hidden or bottled up
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