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Fantasy Literary Techniques

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Fantasy Literary Techniques

Fantasy book with magical elements

📚 Part 1: Matching Literary Techniques

WALT: Recognise and understand key literary techniques used in fantasy narratives.

1. Draw lines to match each literary technique with its correct definition:
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
Foreshadowing
Alliteration
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Hints about what will happen later in the story
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words
Vivid descriptions that appeal to the five senses
Comparing two things by saying one IS the other

✨ Part 2: Fantasy Text Analysis

2. Read this fantasy excerpt and identify the literary techniques used:

"The ancient forest whispered secrets through silver leaves that danced like ghosts in the moonlight. Dark shadows crept closer, promising danger ahead."

Circle all the literary techniques you can find in the passage:

Personification

Simile

Imagery

Alliteration

Foreshadowing

3. Which technique creates the strongest sense of atmosphere in the passage? Explain why.
4. Complete this sentence about literary techniques in fantasy:

Literary techniques help fantasy writers to __________________ and make readers feel __________________.

🎯 Part 3: Create Your Own

5. Write a short fantasy sentence using personification:
6. Create a metaphor to describe a magical castle:

The magical castle was ________________________________.

7. Extension Challenge: Write a fantasy sentence that uses THREE different literary techniques. Label each technique you use.
8. Success Criteria Check: Tick what you can now do:

I can match literary techniques with their definitions

I can identify techniques in fantasy texts

I can explain how techniques affect readers

I can create my own examples of techniques

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