Starter quiz
- The emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader is known as the ______.
- mood ✓
- purpose
- atmosphere
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- Descriptive writing is designed to ______.
- help the reader visualise the scene ✓
- help the reader draw the scene
- help the reader write about the scene themselves
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- Which word best suits the general mood of wonder?
- haze
- mystery
- astonish ✓
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- A metaphor is ______.
- a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
- a direct comparison using the verb 'to be' ✓
- where non-human things or objects are given human characteristics
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- Which of the following is a metaphor?
- 'Her eyes were stars in the dimming gloom.' ✓
- 'Her eyes were like stars in the dimming gloom.'
- 'The stars twinkled in the dimming gloom.'
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- A complex sentence is ______.
- two main clauses joined together with a semicolon
- a main clause and at least one subordinate clause ✓
- a sentence with a subject, verb and complete thought
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Exit quiz
- Which two of the following adjectives creates a positive mood?
- beautiful ✓
- dreadful
- radiant ✓
- menacing
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- Which of the following is a complex sentence?
- The wind rustled through the trees, but the flowers were protected by the walls.
- Rustling through the leaves, the wind danced across the garden. ✓
- The wind danced and skipped across the garden.
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- Starting with the first, put the steps to creating a metaphor in chronological order.
- 1⇔Decide on the mood
- 2⇔Choose an object from the scene and add an adjective to describe it
- 3⇔Find something to compare it to that fits with the mood
- To bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind is to ______.
- 'evoke' ✓
- A complex sentence can be effective for descriptive writing because ______.
- it adds extra information to help visualisation ✓
- it expresses a complete thought
- it shows the connection between two ideas
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- Which metaphor would you use to create a positive mood?
- The branches were shackles.
- The pollen centre was a tiny orb of sunshine. ✓
- The wind was a howling wolf running through the garden.
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Key learning points
- Responding to an image can involve considering what first draws your attention and then zooming in.
- Effective descriptive writing allows the reader to visualise the scene.
- Linguistic devices and sentence structures can help the reader to visualise the scene.
Common misconception
Everyone will respond to an image in the same way.
How you respond to an image, and what you choose to zoom in on, will be different for each person since we're all unique with different memories and experiences.
Keywords
Descriptive - writing in an interesting and detailed way
Evoke - to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind
Visualise - to form a picture of someone or something in your mind
Mood - the emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader
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