Creative Writing: Simile and Metaphor
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will introduce simile and metaphor and practise using these techniques in our own writing.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is the correct definition of personification?
A figure of speech where one thing is compared to another using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
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.
Q2.
Which of these is an example of personification?
James was feeling blue.
Jane watched Jim like a hawk
We both lurched forward quickly like hungry dogs.
Q3.
Which of these is an example of why poets use personification?
Personification helps a poem to flow more smoothly.
Personification helps to create sound in a poem.
Q4.
Which of these statements is true about personification?
Personification is a type of simile.
Personification is another name for the stanzas in poetry.
Personification is not used to help create more powerful pictures in our minds.
Q5.
Where are we most likely to see personification?
In fact-based texts e.g. information leaflets.
In instruction manuals.
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.