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14.4.1 Features of style
English · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Dialogue: spoken words in a story, marked and given to a speaker
- Simile (like / as) and metaphor (is, without like or as)
- Finding and using those styles in the class reader and in outdoor-games lines
What you will be able to do
- identify instances of dialogue, similes, and metaphors in the text
- use the styles of dialogue, similes, and metaphors in guided context
- appreciate the importance of style in a work of art
Key questions
“Why do we use stylistic devices in writing?”
Lessons
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Spot dialogue, simile and metaphor
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDialogue is speech we can hear. A simile compares with like or as. A metaphor names one thing as another.
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Use the styles; role-play the talk
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWrite a simile and a metaphor on purpose, then role-play a reader dialogue with a voice that fits the line.