To know what a cliché is.

To understand the effect of similes, metaphors and

personification.
To be able to analyse how poetic techniques are
used.
ANSWER:
People make me, save me, change
me, raise me. What am I? Money!

ANSWER:
day and night
What breaks yet never falls, and
what falls yet never breaks?
daybreak
nightfall
 What do you think?
A child is found with a cream cake in his pocket.

What do you imagine is the reason for the

cream cake being in his pocket?

We need evidence to support our claims,

otherwise they are just guesses!
 You are learning:
how poetic techniques are used to create visual and sound
effects and to help readers understand the poet's feelings
and ideas.
Poets use techniques like simile, metaphor,
personification and alliteration to bring out images
and sounds in their poems.
We will review these literary devices and their effects over the course of the next lessons.

similes metaphors

personification
 You are learning:
how poetic techniques are used to create visual and sound
effects and to help readers understand the poet's feelings
and ideas.
Can you think of
any common
similes?
Cliché - a phrase or
opinion that is overused
and shows a lack of
original thought.

When we use a very common simile, this can be seen

as a cliché. You should try to use original similes if
possible.
 You are learning:
how poetic techniques are used to create visual and sound
effects and to help readers understand the poet's feelings
and ideas.
In 'Urdu Poets’ Benjamin Zephaniah uses some
powerful imagery. In the first stanza he writes:
Urdu poets speak wonders,
They are like magical wordsmiths,
They pluck words out of the sky
And create something for you to live for.
Find the simile in the first stanza of‘Urdu poets’.
Can you explain the writer’s use of the simile? (What
did they mean by saying this?)
Simile – effect of similes
A simile is a comparison between one person or
object with another. It allows the writer to draw
attention to the qualities, both positive and
negative, of the subject, for example,
Look at each of these similes and discuss the effectiveness of each one,
look for points of similarity. What is the writer saying about each subject?

Your personality is like an onion.

For each of these

She is like dynamite. examples, write a
sentence explaining
the effectiveness of
the simile (what it
Her love is like a red, red rose. means to you).