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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore the ways in which we can use sound and rhyme in our poetry.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these sentences uses personification?
She kept her heart chained up.
The graceful ballerina flew through the air like a bird.
The whole day had been a dream and I never wanted to wake up.
Q2.
Which of these is the definition of metaphor?
A figure of speech giving human qualities to inanimate objects or animals.
A figure of speech where one thing is compared to another using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Words that sound like the noise they describe.
Q3.
Which of these is the definition of simile?
A figure of speech giving human qualities to inanimate objects or animals.
A figure of speech where something is described as being something else or as something that it can’t be.
Words that sound like the noise they describe.
Q4.
Which of these is an example of a simile?
'An opal holds a fiery spark'.
'James was feeling blue'.
'The glass fell to the floor with an almighty smash'.
Q5.
Which of these is an example of a metaphor?
'A sapphire shines as blue as heaven'.
'An emerald is as green as grass'.
'The glass fell to the floor with an almighty smash'.
Q6.
Why do writers use simile and metaphor?
So that their writing is factually correct.
To help us hear the rhythm of their writing.
5 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is NOT used to create sound and rhythm in a poem?
Onomatopoeia.
Rhyme scheme.
Simile.
Q2.
Which of these is true about simile and metaphor?
They are both used to create sounds in writing.
They are both used to give rhythm to writing.
They both involve giving human features and characteristics to non-human objects.
Q3.
How to we identify the rhyme scheme in a poem?
By labelling lines with noughts and crosses.
By labelling rhyming lines with numbers.
Q4.
Which of the following sentences includes examples of onomatopoeia?
'The sausages smelled delicious as they were placed in the grill.'
'The sausages turned a tempting golden brown.'
'The sausages were turned slowly on the grill.'
Q5.
Which of these pairs of words rhyme fully?
'Crawl' and 'Appeal'
'Door' and 'Appear'
'Letter' and 'Late'