by melaniewp | Mar 26, 2013 | Common Entrance, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Suspense, Technical Terms, Tension, Writing
1. Long sentences – (1) writers create a list of fearful or worrying details, which creates an overwhelming, claustrophobic or intense feeling. (2) Writers build suspense by leaving the most shocking thing to the end of a long sentence.2. Short sentences –...
by melaniewp | Mar 26, 2013 | Common Entrance, Connotations, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Poetry
Connotations = what a word may suggest, its mood or feeling or associations. English exams test your ability to understand what words mean literally (dictionary definition), and also their connotations, or associations.e.g. sunset (literally) = the time...
by melaniewp | Mar 26, 2013 | Common Entrance, GCSE, How to Write an Essay, IGCSE, Technical Terms, What Teachers Say and What They Mean
If your teacher wrote:What effect does this create?You need to explore connotations, mood, and the effect that the word-pictures and imagery create for the reader. Maybe you’ve identified the techniques used but not explained the emotions or feelings that the...
by melaniewp | Mar 24, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, Literature, Poetry
Sensory language is a great way to ‘add more detail’ and ‘be more specific’ in your writing. The examples below are meant for creative writing (stories) but also work well in persuasive writing too, when you want to create a vivid...
by melaniewp | Mar 24, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, Literature, Onomatopoeia, Poetry, Technical Terms, Writing
Onomatopoeia = a word that sounds like what it describes. Crash, bang, thump, boom, bang, hiss, plop, whistle, rustle, are the clearest examples.Can little kids learn it?Of course. Give them felt pens and get them to draw how they think the words should look....
by melaniewp | Mar 22, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Common Entrance, Creative Writing, GCSE, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, Literature, Pathetic Fallacy, personification, Poetry, Setting, Technical Terms, Writing
Pathetic Fallacy is a technique for creating atmosphere in a story.Emotions are given to setting, objects and / or weather. This often reflects the main character(s)’ mood, or the mood of the book e.g. stormy emotions are externalised in a physical...
