Vocabulary Development- QUIZLET
Introduction
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TASK 1: In partners create a list of words/ sentences you could use to describe the beach on a beautiful sunny day.
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TASK 2: In partners create a list of words/ sentences you could use to describe the beach on a stormy day/night.
Vocabulary Building
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Personification
Figurative language is a special form of writing that makes interesting comparisons to allow the reader to think about a topic in a new way.
One type of figurative language is personification, which is giving an object human characteristics (emotions, sensations, speech, physical movements).
One type of figurative language is personification, which is giving an object human characteristics (emotions, sensations, speech, physical movements).
Examples |
The trees sighed and moaned in the wind
- The human characteristic is sighing and moaning and the author has matched the verbs of sighing and moaning with a tree.
- Think about what image this creates in your head? What can you see? What can you hear?
"the hen said to the fox"
- The human characteristic, a saying verb, is the word 'said' and the author has given this attribute to a hen.
- Hens don't actually talk, this is something humans do.
"the clouds marched across the sky"
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"the clouds marched across the sky" |
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