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Term 1 Card — The Classic Mix
Spot the technique in anything you read between now and half term.
a SIMILE (something is "like" or "as" something else)
a METAPHOR (something IS another thing)
PERSONIFICATION of a non-living thing
a sentence shorter than 5 words
a sentence longer than 25 words
a one-syllable verb meaning "said"
an unusual ADVERB you have never used before
dialogue that reveals FEAR without saying "afraid"
a paragraph that opens with a question
a paragraph that opens with dialogue
a CIRCULAR ENDING (the ending links back to the beginning)
a piece of ONOMATOPOEIA (a word that sounds like its meaning)
an EMOTIVE adjective in a non-fiction article
a fact you did not know before
a word you had to LOOK UP
a sentence using a SEMICOLON
a sentence using a COLON to introduce a list
a paragraph that is exactly one sentence long
a piece of ALLITERATION (two or more words starting with the same sound)
a HYPERBOLE (deliberate exaggeration for effect)
a SETTING described using THREE different senses
a piece of writing in the PRESENT tense (not past)
a CHARACTER whose name reveals something about them
a piece of FORESHADOWING (a small clue about what is to come)
a SENTENCE that begins with the word "Although"