Define It!
What technique creates a picture in the reader’s mind using the senses?
Imagery
“Busy bees breezed by the blue bush.”
Alliteration
A simile uses like or as to compare two things.
True
Which line uses a metaphor?
A. The clouds were like cotton.
B. The clouds were cotton across the sky.
B
What two main colours are Miss Belgrade's lanyard?
Blue and purple
What technique compares two things using like or as?
Simile
“The water sparkled like diamonds.”
Simile
A poem should rhyme.
False (they can, but certainly don't have to)
Name the two techniques in this line:
“The wind whispered like a secret.”
Personification, simile or alliteration.
What is Miss Belgrade's favourite type of bird?
A Pelican
What technique repeats the same beginning sound in words close together?
Alliteration
“The playground was a battlefield at lunch.”
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia helps the reader picture colours and shapes.
False
(It mainly helps the reader hear sounds.)
What technique is used most clearly in this line, AND what does it help the reader do?
“Splash! Shoes stomped through puddles.”
Onomatopoeia
It helps the reader hear the sound.
What is Miss Belgrad'e favourite colour?
Green
What technique gives human actions or feelings to something non-human?
Personification
“Crack! The branch snapped in the storm.”
Onomatopoeia
“The moon was a silver lamp” is an example of a metaphor.
True
Read this line:
“Dark, dripping branches bent over the path.”
What technique is used, and what mood does it help create?
Alliteration
Possible moods: gloomy, eerie, tense, mysterious
What is Miss Belgrade's favourite movie franchise?
High School Musical
What technique uses an over exaggeration in order to make a stronger impact?
Hyperbole
“The tired sun sank behind the hills and the cold grass brushed my ankles.”
Imagery
Will also accept personification for “tired sun”
Repetition can help emphasise an important idea or feeling.
True
Read the lines:
“Wait, wait, wait,” called the bell,
as the minutes crawled like tired ants.
Techniques: repetition and simile
Possible explanation:
Repetition may be more effective because it emphasises how slow and endless the waiting feels.
Simile also helps by giving a clear image of slowness.
What other job would Miss Belgrade have wanted to do if she didn't become a teacher?
Speech Pathologist