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Techniques authors, songwriters, poets and journalists use to `craft' their writing.

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1
Find the example for personfication
The hills have eyes.
My student is an angel.
He is as smart as a fox.
That girl is very bright.
2
Which one is a Metaphor?
The boy is a volcano ready to explode.
He is quick as a cat.
My abs are hard like a rock.
Please do not cry like a baby.
3
A HYPERBOLE is...
Something that is over exaggerated/ deliberately overstated.
A phrase or idea repeated several times.
A sound device.
Words that have the same sound.
4
Personification is...
Exaggeration...
Repeating words or phrases more than once
Repetition of a vowel sound
Referring to an object as if it is a person
5
Find the right definition for a VERB.
A describing word.
A doing/action word.
A naming word.
A word that refers to a thing that does not exist
6
Can you find the Simile?
"Hiss or Woof"
That man is an ogre...
`A woman's place is in the home...'
`The wreckage hung over him like a shark..'
7
What is ALLITERATION?
Action words.
Words that have the same meaning.
Words that have been shortened.
Words that start with the same consonant.
8
Which answer is correct?
A METAPHOR is a question...
A METAPHOR are words that sound like the sound they are...
A METAPHOR is a comparison between two unrelated things...
A METAPHOR is ordinary, informal language...
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Why would an author use `CLICHE'?
Used to give a sense of time and place.
Type of language used by a particular group.
Hook the reader into the key message/idea. They are familiar
Create an image of a person or object.
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What is a Simile?
Comparing something using LIKE or AS
Story told in first narration
Two or more words with the same letter
a direct comparison between two unrelated things