Using similes to create atmosphere in dystopian descriptions
I can identify how similes are used to create atmosphere in dystopian descriptions.
Using similes to create atmosphere in dystopian descriptions
I can identify how similes are used to create atmosphere in dystopian descriptions.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Similes are a useful technique for creating atmosphere
- Excellent similes will uses carefully selected adjectives and noun phrases so comparisons are suitable
- Subordinate clauses can be used to add vivid detail to your similes
- When analysing a writer’s use of similes, zoom in on individual word choices and explain how they create atmosphere
Keywords
Labyrinth - A labyrinth is a maze that is incredibly difficult to escape.
Dilapidated - If a building is dilapidated it is in a state of despair and ruin.
Awry - If something has gone awry, something has gone wrong - it is not on its expected course.
Forlorn - Forlorn means pitifully sad and abandoned.
Common misconception
As long as a similes compare something similar it is effective.
Similes are much more powerful when used alongside vivid description. Work through example in learning cycle 1 to help unravel this.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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