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What word means "look at something closely to see what it means or how it works"?
analyse
What word means "a short piece of text taken from a book"?
a passage
The effect of a very long sentence with lots of commas is
that it feels like something is happening for along time with no break.
True or false? "I hauled and strained and tugged" is an example of a triple.
TRUE
The effect of the metaphor "the tug of war" is
we can see that Spider is really stuck and Arthur has to work very hard to get her out.
The effect of the personification "the treacherous mud that tried to pull us both down into itself" is
it is as if the mud has a mind of its own and wants to take Spider from Arthur.
The effect of the strong verbs "hauled and strained and tugged" is that...
we see Arthur Kipps is determined because he works very hard to get Spider out of the mud.
What's wrong...? "the women in black by susan hill"
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
What must a sentence always begin with?
a capital letter
What punctuation can end a sentence?
a full stop, an exclamation mark, or a question mark
Finish the sentence: "A simile is..."
when we compare two things, using like or as.
True or false. "I felt my grip on the slippery wet fur and wet flesh of the dog" is an example of sensory imagery.
TRUE
Finish the sentence: "A metaphor is..."
when describe something by saying it's something else.
Finish the sentence. "Personification is ..."
when a writer gives human characteristics to something non-human.
True or false? "my arms feeling as if they had been dragged from their sockets" is an example of personification.
FALSE: it's a simile
True or false? "The treacherous quicksand that tried to pull us down into itself" is an example of a simile.
FALSE: it's personification
True or false? 'pressed', 'lunged', 'tugged', and 'gasping' are examples of strong adjectives.
FALSE: they're strong verbs
True or false? "The tug of war was over" is an example of a metaphor.
TRUE
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