Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Today at writing time "Wonderland" was looking at PASSAMOA language features.

Here are some of our examples.

P -  personification
The tree danced.  Jed
The wind yelled.  Toby
The cloud cried.  Poppie
The waves leap over the rocks.  Zayvyer

A - adjective
The spiky branches.  Jed
The bright sun.  Toby
The angry bull.  Poppie
The enormous sun.  Zayvyer

S - simile
The tree is as hard as a rock. Jed
The sheep is as white as a cloud.  Toby
The sheep is as fluffy as candyfloss.  Poppie
The people ran like lightning.  Zayvyer

S - strong verb
She limped to the shop. Jed
I strolled at the park.  Toby
I strolled down the path.  Poppie
I gazed at the sun.  Zayvyer

A - adverb
I fell quickly. Jed
I grew quickly.  Toby
She sang beautifully. Poppie 
The cars drove slowly. Zayvyer

M - metaphor
The sun is a yellow button. Jed
The light of the sun is a gold bar. Toby
The sun is a gold coin. Poppie
The snow is a blanket. Zayvyer

O - onomatopoeia
Smash!  Jed
Poof!  Toby
Boom!  Poppie
Roar!  Zayvyer

A - alliteration
The popcorn pops like peanuts in a pan.  Jed
The sea silently sparkled.  Toby
Seven sizzling sausages on a sunny saturday.  Poppie
The trees wave and whoosh in the wind.  Zayvyer


We look forward to sharing some writing later in the term with lots more examples of PASSAMOA.  
Keep checking our BLOG so you don't miss out!


1 comment:

  1. Wow guys. So great to see this. You are such a talented group of writers.

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