Writing a monologue in Ariel's voice from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' | English

Starter quiz

How many speakers are there in a monologue?
- One ✓
- Two
- Three
What does the tone of a text refer to?
- The general mood of the text ✓
- The negative attitude of the text towards a topic
- The positive attitude of the text towards a topic
What does it mean to say an emotion is heightened?
- The emotion is angrier than normal
- The emotion is more intense than normal ✓
- The emotion is calmer than normal
Match the short sentence with the emotion.
- My hand trembled.
  
  ⇔
  
  Fear ✓
- I beamed.
  
  ⇔
  
  Happiness ✓
- My fist clenched.
  
  ⇔
  
  Anger ✓
A simile is a language device that compares one thing to another using the words ______ or as.
- 'like' ✓
Which two things does 'Her aged skin was like paper' suggest?
- thinness ✓
- fragility ✓
- thickness
- strength

Thinking about something in advance and deciding what to do or what to say is the definition of ______.
- writing
- planning ✓
- speaking
______ is a useful exercise because it allows you to collect and organise your thoughts and ideas.
- 'Planning' ✓
In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Ariel is imprisoned in a tree by Sycorax. What emotion do you think Ariel would feel?
- anger ✓
- joy
- indifference
- guilt
Which two literary devices involve making a comparison between two things?
- Simile ✓
- Oxymoron
- Metaphor ✓
- Enjambment
'The gentle waves purred like a cat' - what emotion does this simile suggest?
- contentment ✓
- frustration
- anger
- excitement
What type of narrative voice should you use in a monologue?
- First person ✓
- Second person
- Third person limited
- Third person omniscient

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Creating a plan helps you to organise your thoughts.
To create a clear character voice you need to consider what tone matches the character’s experiences.
Language devices and short sentences can be used to help add to the tone of your monologue.

That planning is a pointless endeavour.

Planning is a really important aspect of any writing task as it makes the process easier and allows you to organise your thoughts.

Monologue - Monologue is a speech presented by one character, most often to express their thoughts aloud.
Tone - The tone refers to the general mood of a text.
Perspective - Perspective is a particular way of viewing things that depends on one’s experience and personality.
Manacles - Manacles are used to restrain someone in a similar way to handcuffs.
Plan - If you plan something then you have thought about and decided what you are going to do or how you are going to do it.