The Secert Underground

The Secret Underground

Look at the definitions in the table below. From the boxes below, select the language feature and example that goes with each definition. Write your answers in the table.

Language Features Noun Verb Adverb Adjective Pronoun Repetition Alliteration Personification Simile Metaphor Colloquial language Rhyme Short sentence

Examples Quickly Run She Green Lennie As cool as a cucumber The sun danced over the fields Silly billy She moved silently. ‘She’s a goner’ Snapped swiftly shut Me an’ you.’ ‘You…an’ me.’ Her hair was silk

	Language feature	Definition	Example
1.	Noun	The name of a person, place or thing	Lennie
2.	Alliteration	A word that gives us more information about a noun	Snapped swiftly shut
3.	Repetition	A word that gives us more information about a verb	Run
4.	Simile	A word showing action,movement or being	The sun danced over the fields
5.	Noun	Takes the place of a noun so that you don’t have to repeat it	Green
6.	Simile	A series of words all containing, or beginning with the same consonant	As cool as a cucumber
7.	Verb	Language to show how people speak	‘She’s a goner’
8.	Adjective	A comparison using "like" or "as"	me an’ you.’ ‘You…an’ me.’
9.	Short sentence	A comparison where something is said to be something else	She moved silently.
10.	Personification	Non-human things are described as if they were human	Quickly
11.	Pronoun	A sentence with only a few words used for effect	Her hair was silk
12.	Adverb	A technique used to emphasise a point or idea	Quickly
13.	Rhyme	Patterns of similar sounds	Silly billy

Create a Google Presentation about the weta. Think about what you want to include in this. What language features/vocab will you use? What features do weta have and why do they have them? Are they all the same? Why not?