Examine the effects of imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, and sound devices in narratives, poetry and songs

Imagery, figurative language and sound devices

Examine the effects of imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, and sound devices in narratives, poetry and songs.

Core idea: Writers use imagery and sound patterns to shape pictures, mood, rhythm and emphasis; analysis must connect the device to its effect in context.

Routine

device → exact words → literal/non-literal meaning → effect → whole-text mood or idea

Direct IXL evidence: IXL directly supports sensory details, identifying and interpreting figures of speech, analysing their effects, and reading poetry.

Coverage boundary: No separate directly mapped IXL sound-device skill was confirmed; sound devices are therefore taught as a clearly labelled curriculum extension.

• “the moon was a silver coin”: identify the decisive clue, name it precisely and explain what it does.
• “the wind clawed at the shutters”: identify the decisive clue, name it precisely and explain what it does.
• “as quiet as falling snow”: identify the decisive clue, name it precisely and explain what it does.
• a poem repeating soft s sounds: identify the decisive clue, name it precisely and explain what it does.

• What evidence matters most, and why?
• Which term fits the evidence precisely?
• What is the likely misconception?
• How would the answer change in a new context?

• reading figurative language literally
• naming a device without an effect
• inventing a tone without evidence
• treating rhyme or alliteration as automatically effective

Complete the Worksheet, then use the 48-question Practice bank. The Test uses a separate 16-question unseen bank.