📚 Part 1: Language Feature Definitions

1. Match each language feature with its correct definition:

1. Simile

2. Metaphor

3. Personification

4. Onomatopoeia

A. Words that imitate sounds

B. A comparison using "like" or "as"

C. Giving human qualities to non-human things

D. A direct comparison saying something is something else

🔍 Part 2: Identifying Language Features

2. Read each sentence and identify which language feature is being used. Circle the correct answer:

a) "The wind whispered through the trees."

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Onomatopoeia

b) "The thunder boomed across the Auckland harbour."

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Onomatopoeia

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

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Onomatopoeia

d) "The classroom was a zoo during lunchtime."

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Onomatopoeia

3. Underline the language feature in each sentence below and write what type it is:

a) The sun smiled down on the Rotorua geysers.

Type: ___________________

b) The waves crashed against the rocks with a mighty splash.

Type: ___________________

c) The rugby field was a battlefield.

Type: ___________________

d) She ran like the wind across the netball court.

Type: ___________________

✍️ Part 3: Creating Your Own Language Features

4. Write your own examples of each language feature. Use the theme "A stormy day at Piha Beach":

a) Write a simile about the storm:

b) Write a metaphor about the waves:

c) Write a sentence using personification about the wind:

d) Write three onomatopoeic words that describe sounds at the beach during a storm:

🎨 Part 4: Creative Writing Challenge

5. Write a short paragraph (4-5 sentences) describing your school playground during morning tea. You must include at least THREE different language features. Underline each language feature and label it in the margin.

🧠 Part 5: Analysis and Effect

6. Read this sentence: "The old kauri tree stood like a giant guardian, its branches reaching out to embrace the morning mist that danced around its trunk."

a) How many different language features can you find? List them:

b) Why do you think the author used these language features? What effect do they have on the reader?

7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate language features:

The rain _____________ on the roof all night. (onomatopoeia)

My bedroom was _____________ after I forgot to tidy it. (metaphor)

The stars twinkled like _____________. (simile)

The old house _____________ in the wind. (personification - give it a human action)