Using compound adjectives and analogies for effect in non-fiction writing
I can use compound adjectives and analogies to create specific effects in my writing.
Using compound adjectives and analogies for effect in non-fiction writing
I can use compound adjectives and analogies to create specific effects in my writing.
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Key learning points
- Compound adjectives are highly effective in your writing.
- Compound adjectives are created by combining multiple words.
- Compound adjectives help to add precision and vivid description to your writing.
- Analogies are a way of comparing two things in order to make your point both clear and imaginative.
Common misconception
Students may confuse analogies with other comparative based figures of speech such as simile and metaphor.
Encourage students to think of students as an extended example and the core purpose is explanation not the evocation of associations and related imagery.
Keywords
Participial adjective - a past participle e.g. "delighted" that is being used as an adjective
Hyphen - this punctuation mark - used between two words
Precise - exactly or sharply defined or stated
Abstract - existing in thought or as an idea
Concrete - existing in a material or physical form
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