Similes, Metaphors & Personification
Success Criteria:-
* I can skim and scan the text to find answers to the questions
* I can recognise literary devices such as similes, metaphors and personification in a text
* I can use my learning to write my own spooky short story
Success Criteria:-
* I can skim and scan the text to find answers to the questions
* I can recognise literary devices such as similes, metaphors and personification in a text
* I can use my learning to write my own spooky short story
Literary Devices
Writers use different techniques to make their writing come alive. Today we are going to look at similes, metaphors and personification.
Reading
Carefully read to the end of Chapter 11 (page 60) then answer the following questions. Choose to answer either the CORE or the EXTENDED questions.
Writing
Write a story to go with these pictures.
Make sure you include:-
1) An exposition/opening that intorduces the main characters and setting
2) Conflict and Rising action
3) Climax
4) Falling Action
5) Resolution (it does not have to be a happy ending)
Try to include some INFORMAL LANGUAGE and A SIMILE, METAPHOR or PERSONIFICATION.
Use the VAMPIRE VOCABULARY to make your writing really interesting.
Learning Review
Click on the button to play some games to review your understanding of similes.
Then take the similes, metaphors and personification quiz. |
Reading
Carefully read Chapters 16-18 and answer these questions in your notebook. You do not have to write out the question but number each one very carefully and write in fulls sentences so that it is clear which question you are answering.
1. On page 82, Swindells says that Fliss's "mind was racing". This is a metaphor and personification. What is the author trying to tell us about Fliss and how she is feeling by using this metaphor?
2. On page 83, Swindells writes that Sally Haggerlythe has a "bee in her bonnet". This is also a metaphor. Explain in your own words what you think this means.
3. Find the simile on page 84.
4. On page 86, Fliss tells Mr Hepworth that she thinks Ellie-May is ill.
a) How does Mr Hepworth react to this news?
b) What does this tell us about the kind of person he is?
5. Choose ten interesting words from chapters 16, 17, and 18. For each, write a clue or create an anagram,
e.g.
Clue: Who has been ill? E---- M--
Anagram: IEMLAYEL
2. On page 83, Swindells writes that Sally Haggerlythe has a "bee in her bonnet". This is also a metaphor. Explain in your own words what you think this means.
3. Find the simile on page 84.
4. On page 86, Fliss tells Mr Hepworth that she thinks Ellie-May is ill.
a) How does Mr Hepworth react to this news?
b) What does this tell us about the kind of person he is?
5. Choose ten interesting words from chapters 16, 17, and 18. For each, write a clue or create an anagram,
e.g.
Clue: Who has been ill? E---- M--
Anagram: IEMLAYEL
Go to PUZZLE MAKER.
Paste your list of ten words (spelled correctly) into the box.
Make sure you have only one word per line, as in the example.
Choose 15 columns and 15 rows.
Click 'Create Puzzle'.
Go to FILE in your MENU BAR then click PRINT.
Click on PRINT USING SYSTEM DIALOGUE at the bottom left.
Click on the PDF button at the bottom left.
Choose SAVE AS PDF.
Save with YOUR NAME WORDSEARCH.
Then email it to your teacher.
Cut the answers off the bottom and write your clues on for someone to solve.
Swap with a friend who will try to solve your wordsearch clues and find the words.
Give them the answers when they have finished.
Choose SAVE AS PDF.
Save with YOUR NAME WORDSEARCH.
Then email it to your teacher.
Cut the answers off the bottom and write your clues on for someone to solve.
Swap with a friend who will try to solve your wordsearch clues and find the words.
Give them the answers when they have finished.