Friday, September 25, 2009

Ways to improve composition writing

Alliteration - When two or more words begin with the same letter or sound.
Amber Alert
baby boom
back to basics
Big Ben
Brilliant blue
green as grass
hale and hearty
Making magic
the more the merrier
pay the price
poor but proud
live the life
swim or sink
Super Sonic
Surround Sound
it takes two to tango
watchful waiting
prospect of purchasing
face to face
fearsome features

Onomatopoeia - The formation of a word from a sound

Eg Thump. Thump.Thumpity-thump

http://www.examples-of-onomatopoeia.com/

Vocabulary to describe speech

Squeaked

Urged

Gasped

Questioned

Panted

Mused

Exclaimed

Shouted

Screamed

Murmured

Mumbled

Muttered

Grumbled

Enquired

Announced

Asked worriedly/anxiously

Asked politely/urgently

Assured

Called out

Chided gently

Replied in my usual thoughtless fashion

Yelled



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