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Explain the effect of anaphora in this example: “The room was still. The room was quiet. The room was calm.”

The repetition emphasises calm and stillness

Identify the figurative language technique: “The sunlight rested on the wooden floor.”

Personification

Create an anaphora sentence to show peace or silence.

Answers may vary (example: The air was soft. The air was warm. The air was still.)

Explain the effect of alliteration in this sentence: “Gentle grasses grew beside the gate.”

It creates a smooth, calming rhythm

Identify the figurative language technique: “Nothing moved. Nothing spoke. Nothing rushed.”

Anaphora

Identify the figurative language technique: “The leaves rustled softly above the bench.”

Onomatopoeia

Identify the figurative language technique: “The classroom breathed with quiet.”

Personification

Create a sentence using onomatopoeia to describe a calm sound.

Answers may vary (example: The water trickled over the stones)

Create a metaphor to describe peace or stillness.

Answers may vary (example: The room was a deep breath)

Explain the meaning of the onomatopoeia: “The clock ticked gently in the quiet room.”

The clock made a soft, steady sound

Create a sentence using alliteration to describe a peaceful place.

Answers may vary (example: Quiet clouds covered the coast)

Create a gentle hyperbole to describe stillness or waiting.

Answers may vary (example: The moment lasted a lifetime)

Identify the figurative language technique: “The silence lasted forever.”

Hyperbole

Identify the figurative language technique: “The lake was as smooth as glass in the morning light.”

Simile

Identify the figurative language technique: “Soft shadows slid silently across the sand.”

Alliteration

Create your own simile to describe a calm place.

Answers may vary (example: The park was like a held breath)

Identify the figurative language technique: “Like a ripple on water, calm spread through the space.”

Simile

Explain why figurative language is effective in calm descriptive writing.

It helps create a peaceful mood and allows the reader to imagine the scene clearly

Explain the meaning of the metaphor: “Time was a slow river that afternoon.”

Time passed gently and without urgency

Identify the figurative language technique: “The park was a quiet pause in the city.”

Metaphor

Explain the meaning of the personification: “The shadows stretched lazily across the path.”

The shadows moved slowly and gently

Create a sentence using personification to describe calm weather or light.

Answers may vary (example: The breeze brushed the leaves softly)

Explain the meaning of the hyperbole: “I waited for ages in the peaceful room.”

It felt like a long time, even if it was not literally ages

Explain the meaning of the simile: “The air felt like a soft blanket.”

The air felt gentle, warm, and comforting

Identify the figurative language technique: “The evening was a soft blanket over the town.”

Metaphor