Alliteration and Assonance Dustbin

A dustbin game to help you revise the different types of alliteration and assonance.
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Poetry Term Dustbin Sort

This game will help you recognise metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia and personification!

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Poetry Term Definitions

Here are the poetry terms with their definitions for you to revise.

A simile describes something by comparing it with something else using AS or LIKE.

Rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words.

A metaphor describes something by saying it IS or WAS something else.

Imagery means a word or phrase to stimulate your memory of your five senses (hearing, taste, touch, smell, sight).

A caesura is a pause in the middle of a verse created by punctuation.

Viewpoint is the point of view of the speaker.

Tone means the attitude of the writer as revealed in the choice of vocabulary.

Alliteration means using two or more words/ sounds in a sentence which start with the same consonant letter.

Assonance means using two or more words/ sounds in a sentence which start with the same vowel.

Plosive alliteration means a consonant sound which sounds explosive.

Sibilant alliteration is a hissing sound like that of (s) or (sh).

Enjambment means when one line ends without a pause and continues into the next line for its meaning.

A couplet is a pair of lines of verse which rhyme or have the same meter.

Onomatopoeia means a type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing

Rhythm means the pattern of regular or irregular beats.

Repetition means a word which is repeated within a poetical line.

Personification means describing a thing or object by giving it human-like qualities.

To help you with your revision play the poetry term game - you will find the link for this by in the Blog archive (right hand column of Blog) and follow the link.

Essay Planning Fishbone Frame

Also on classtools.net is this essay frame actvitity which will help you plan essays in any subject

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You can print off your finished diagram.
If you need any help or advice post a comment.

Year 8 Reading Trail Icarus Poems

If you have lost your poems visit...

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Hope this was helpful!

Lord of the Flies Character game

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Year 8 Random Selector

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Year 7 Random selector

Hamlet Powerpoint

Year Nine - check out this SlideShare Presentation:

Hamlet Powerpoint

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Lord Of The Flies Intro

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Lord Of The Flies Intro

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Punctuation Parentheses Apostrophe

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Punctuation Parentheses Apostrophe

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Punctuation Colon Semi Colon

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Punctuation Colon Semi Colon

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Punctuation The Comma

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Punctuation The Comma

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11X1 Homework Due Tuesday

Can you post your answers for the questions on Chapter 11 Castle Rock?
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/castlerock1

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/castlerock2

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/castlerock3

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/castlerock4

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/castlerock5

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/castlerock6

I don't want lots of the same answers so try to develop what is there already. You could point out what you agree with/ disagree with and explain why - perhaps with an additional quote. Also, post any additional comments/questions about the chapter.

Best Words Post 1914 poems

For Year 11 - I, with the help of Sarunas (thank you very much!) have now created walls for each of the poems. So now is the time to add your stickies!

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/mygrandmother
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/mygrandmother2
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/longdistance
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/roedeer
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/churningday
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/amartiansends
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/afternoons
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/warphotographer
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/advancement
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/Mirror
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/Zgu0xksfa2 This is for "Blackberrying"
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/bedtimestories
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/thesickequation
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/onceuponatime
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/balladofthebreadman
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/theroadnottaken

See if you can have the most correct comments! ;)

Poetry Term Games

Visit
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to revise a selection of poetry terms. You can choose the game format an d play as many times as you want. Good luck and I hope you have fun.