AF1: Write interesting, imaginative and thoughtfull texts
Simile
A simile is always a good way to help the reader to imagine something or someone in the story.
A simile is when you say something is like something else e.g. "Her teeth were like daggers".
DICTIONARY DEFINITION:
–noun
1.
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose".
2.
an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
A simile is when you say something is like something else e.g. "Her teeth were like daggers".
DICTIONARY DEFINITION:
–noun
1.
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose".
2.
an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
Metaphor
A metaphor is another great way to help the reader to imagine something or someone in the story.
A metaphor on the other hand is stronger and more effective than a simile because it's saying something is something else e.g. "Her teeth are daggers".
DICTIONARY DEFINITION
–noun
1.
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our god.”
2.
something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.
A metaphor on the other hand is stronger and more effective than a simile because it's saying something is something else e.g. "Her teeth are daggers".
DICTIONARY DEFINITION
–noun
1.
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our god.”
2.
something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.
Personification
Personification is an excellent way to bring something to life, to give it characteristics of its own.
Personification is when you take something that is not alive and give it a movement or speech e.g. "The tree danced" or "The wind whistled".
DICTIONARY DEFINITION
–noun
1.
the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure.
2.
the representation of a thing or abstraction in the form of a person, as in art.
3.
the person or thing embodying a quality or the like; an embodiment or incarnation: He is the personification of tact.
4.
an imaginary person or creature conceived or figured to represent a thing or abstraction.
5.
the act of personifying.
6.
a character portrayal or representation in a dramatic or literary work.
Personification is when you take something that is not alive and give it a movement or speech e.g. "The tree danced" or "The wind whistled".
DICTIONARY DEFINITION
–noun
1.
the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure.
2.
the representation of a thing or abstraction in the form of a person, as in art.
3.
the person or thing embodying a quality or the like; an embodiment or incarnation: He is the personification of tact.
4.
an imaginary person or creature conceived or figured to represent a thing or abstraction.
5.
the act of personifying.
6.
a character portrayal or representation in a dramatic or literary work.
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is a way of giving the reader a sense of actually being in the story.
Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the sound e.g. "Boom", "Pow", "Crash" or "Bang".
DICTIONARY DEFINITION
–noun
1.
the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. 2.
a word so formed.
3.
Rhetoric. the use of imitative and naturally suggestive words for rhetorical effect.
Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the sound e.g. "Boom", "Pow", "Crash" or "Bang".
DICTIONARY DEFINITION
–noun
1.
the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. 2.
a word so formed.
3.
Rhetoric. the use of imitative and naturally suggestive words for rhetorical effect.
