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Revising Year 8 Literary Devices
Revising Year 8 Literary Devices
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Resting on the grass, I felt the damp seep into my jeans and chill my skin.
5 senses
Alliteration
Metaphor
Power of 3
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What is an
alliteration
?
The same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words.
•Words that imitate the sound that they describe.
A direct comparison describing something without like or as.
Repetition of the same word or phrase.
3
There was no air-con in the classroom. The students cooked while they completed their work.
Simile
exaggeration
Repetition
Metaphor
4
Tom's eyes were ice as he stared at her.
Metaphor
5 Senses
Simile
Power of 3
5
I wanted to cry. I was tired, hungry and alone.
Exaggeration
Power of 3
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
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What does it mean to use the
5 senses
in your writing?
You make a comparison using the words like or as.
You use 5 descriptive words in a row.
You make sure every sentence describes all 5 senses.
You describe things using a range of the 5 senses throughout your story.
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The people who still lived in the town were stuck in place like wax statues.
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
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What is
onomatopoeia
?
Words that imitate the sound that they describe.
Making something seem far more important or better or worse.
Repetition of a phrase, or word.
Varying sentence length to add emphasis.
9
The she stormed out of the room and the door slammed behind her.
Onomatopoeia
Power of 3
Simile
Alliteration
10
The bird’s chirp filled the empty night air.
Exaggeration
Colloquialism
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
11
Tiny, fragile and delicate, the baby bird waited for its mother to return to the nest.
Power of 3
5 senses
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
12
What is a
simile
?
Words that imitate / suggest the sound that they describe.
Making something seem far more important or better or worse.
A comparison using the word like or as.
Varying sentence length to add emphasis.
13
The thick smoke stung my eyes and burned my lungs.
Onomatopoeia
Simile
5 Senses
Alliteration
14
What is the
Power of 3
or
Rule of 3
?
A comparison with something familiar to describe something.
Repetition of a phrase, or word.
Words that are not formal and used in ordinary conversation.
Three related words presented in quick succession.
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What is a
metaphor
?
A figurative comparison, to describe something.
The outspoken words attributed to certain characters.
The repetition of the first letter or sound of adjacent words.
A comparison between two things using like or as.
16
The wild winds whipped through the trees.
Alliteration
Power of 3
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
17
I carefully descended to the dark, dank basement.
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Power of 3
18
The sweat soaked her clothes as if she had just been caught in the rain.
Exaggeration
Simile
onomatopoeia
Metaphor
