WORKSHEET 4: Writer’s Effect
Objective: To identify and explain how writers use language for effect.
Read the extract:
"The storm clawed at the roof like a beast trying to tear its way in. The wind shrieked
through the cracks, and lightning carved jagged lines across the sky."
Questions (Linguistic and Intrapersonal Learners):
1. What words suggest the storm is violent?
2. Why has the writer used the simile 'like a beast trying to tear its way in'?
3. How does this description make the reader feel?
Task: Write a paragraph explaining how the writer creates atmosphere and tension:
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