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Language Devices Analysis

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Language Devices Analysis

Language Devices Analysis

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📚 Part 1: Identifying Language Devices

1. Read each sentence below and identify the language device used. Circle the correct answer:

a) "The wind whispered through the trees."

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

b) "Her voice was as sweet as honey."

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

c) "Time is money."

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

2. Which of the following are characteristics of personification? Check all that apply:

Gives human qualities to non-human things

Uses "like" or "as" to compare

Makes objects seem alive

Creates direct comparisons

🔍 Part 2: Text Analysis

3. Read this excerpt from "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes:

"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor."

a) Identify the two metaphors in this excerpt:
b) Explain what effect these metaphors create for the reader:

✍️ Part 3: Creating Your Own Examples

4. Write your own examples of each language device:

a) Simile (describing a natural scene):

b) Metaphor (about a personal quality):

c) Personification (describing weather or time):

🎯 Part 4: Matching Activity

5. Match each example with the correct language device:
1. "The stars danced in the sky"
2. "He runs like the wind"
3. "Life is a journey"
4. "The sun smiled down on us"
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Personification

💭 Part 5: Analysis and Reflection

6. Fill in the blanks using the correct metalanguage terms:

A __________ is a comparison using "like" or "as", while a __________ makes a direct comparison without using these words. __________ gives human characteristics to non-human objects or ideas.

7. Explain why authors use language devices in their writing. Give at least two reasons:
8. Find and write down one example of a language device from a text you enjoy reading (book, poem, song lyrics, etc.):

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