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Cool Words and Writing Tricks for Kids!
Ruby Russell
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Page 2: Literary Devices and Stylistic Techniques
This section explores various literary devices that writers use to create powerful effects in their writing, focusing on techniques that enhance atmospheric description and emotional impact.
Definition: Pathetic fallacy is a literary device where weather or natural phenomena reflect characters' emotions or the story's mood
Example: "Thick grey clouds casting an eerie darkness" demonstrates pathetic fallacy by using weather to create a foreboding atmosphere
Highlight: Sibilance, demonstrated in "Shattered Streets Stumbled," uses repeated 's' sounds to create a sinister or mysterious effect
Definition: Zoomorphism involves attributing animal-like qualities to non-animal things, as in "the wind howled"
Example: Synesthesia in writing combines different sensory experiences, such as "scent of death and decay," mixing smell with abstract concepts
Highlight: The use of triple listings ("machines, devices, and contraptions") creates rhythm and emphasis in descriptive passages
Page 1: Essential Vocabulary for Advanced Writing
This page presents a carefully curated collection of sophisticated vocabulary terms that enhance descriptive writing and reading comprehension. Each word has been selected to help students develop more nuanced expression in their writing.
Vocabulary: Weary - describes a state of extreme tiredness resulting from excessive exertion or strain
Example: The weary traveler collapsed into the chair after his long journey through the mountains.
Vocabulary: Disdain - refers to something considered unworthy of attention or beneath consideration
Vocabulary: Eerie - characterizes something strange and frightening, often creating an unsettling atmosphere
Vocabulary: Blasphemous - describes actions or words that show disrespect to sacred or religious elements
Highlight: The terms "barren" and "desolate" are particularly useful for creating atmospheric descriptions in creative writing, with barren focusing on physical emptiness and desolate emphasizing emotional emptiness.
Vocabulary: Labyrinthine - describes something complex and maze-like, often used to create a sense of confusion or complexity in descriptions
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I know a lot of apps use fake accounts to boost their reviews but this app deserves it all. Originally I was getting 4 in my English exams and this time I got a grade 7. I didn’t even know about this app three days until the exam and it has helped A LOT. Please actually trust me and use it as I’m sure you too will see developments.
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Paul T
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The app is very easy to use and well designed. I have found everything I was looking for so far and have been able to learn a lot from the presentations! I will definitely use the app for a class assignment! And of course it also helps a lot as an inspiration.
Stefan S
iOS user
This app is really great. There are so many study notes and help [...]. My problem subject is French, for example, and the app has so many options for help. Thanks to this app, I have improved my French. I would recommend it to anyone.
Samantha Klich
Android user
Wow, I am really amazed. I just tried the app because I've seen it advertised many times and was absolutely stunned. This app is THE HELP you want for school and above all, it offers so many things, such as workouts and fact sheets, which have been VERY helpful to me personally.
Anna
iOS user
Best app on earth! no words because it’s too good
Thomas R
iOS user
Just amazing. Let's me revise 10x better, this app is a quick 10/10. I highly recommend it to anyone. I can watch and search for notes. I can save them in the subject folder. I can revise it any time when I come back. If you haven't tried this app, you're really missing out.
Basil
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This app has made me feel so much more confident in my exam prep, not only through boosting my own self confidence through the features that allow you to connect with others and feel less alone, but also through the way the app itself is centred around making you feel better. It is easy to navigate, fun to use, and helpful to anyone struggling in absolutely any way.
David K
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The app's just great! All I have to do is enter the topic in the search bar and I get the response real fast. I don't have to watch 10 YouTube videos to understand something, so I'm saving my time. Highly recommended!
Sudenaz Ocak
Android user
In school I was really bad at maths but thanks to the app, I am doing better now. I am so grateful that you made the app.
Greenlight Bonnie
Android user
very reliable app to help and grow your ideas of Maths, English and other related topics in your works. please use this app if your struggling in areas, this app is key for that. wish I'd of done a review before. and it's also free so don't worry about that.
Rohan U
Android user
I know a lot of apps use fake accounts to boost their reviews but this app deserves it all. Originally I was getting 4 in my English exams and this time I got a grade 7. I didn’t even know about this app three days until the exam and it has helped A LOT. Please actually trust me and use it as I’m sure you too will see developments.
Xander S
iOS user
THE QUIZES AND FLASHCARDS ARE SO USEFUL AND I LOVE THE SCHOOLGPT. IT ALSO IS LITREALLY LIKE CHATGPT BUT SMARTER!! HELPED ME WITH MY MASCARA PROBLEMS TOO!! AS WELL AS MY REAL SUBJECTS ! DUHHH 😍😁😲🤑💗✨🎀😮
Elisha
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Cool Words and Writing Tricks for Kids!
Ruby Russell
@rubyrussell_dcaj
A comprehensive guide to unusual vocabulary meanings for students and literary devices, focusing on descriptive language and examples of literary devices in writing that enhance storytelling and create atmospheric effects.
- Explores complex vocabulary terms essential for advanced writing and reading... Show more
Page 2: Literary Devices and Stylistic Techniques
This section explores various literary devices that writers use to create powerful effects in their writing, focusing on techniques that enhance atmospheric description and emotional impact.
Definition: Pathetic fallacy is a literary device where weather or natural phenomena reflect characters' emotions or the story's mood
Example: "Thick grey clouds casting an eerie darkness" demonstrates pathetic fallacy by using weather to create a foreboding atmosphere
Highlight: Sibilance, demonstrated in "Shattered Streets Stumbled," uses repeated 's' sounds to create a sinister or mysterious effect
Definition: Zoomorphism involves attributing animal-like qualities to non-animal things, as in "the wind howled"
Example: Synesthesia in writing combines different sensory experiences, such as "scent of death and decay," mixing smell with abstract concepts
Highlight: The use of triple listings ("machines, devices, and contraptions") creates rhythm and emphasis in descriptive passages
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Page 1: Essential Vocabulary for Advanced Writing
This page presents a carefully curated collection of sophisticated vocabulary terms that enhance descriptive writing and reading comprehension. Each word has been selected to help students develop more nuanced expression in their writing.
Vocabulary: Weary - describes a state of extreme tiredness resulting from excessive exertion or strain
Example: The weary traveler collapsed into the chair after his long journey through the mountains.
Vocabulary: Disdain - refers to something considered unworthy of attention or beneath consideration
Vocabulary: Eerie - characterizes something strange and frightening, often creating an unsettling atmosphere
Vocabulary: Blasphemous - describes actions or words that show disrespect to sacred or religious elements
Highlight: The terms "barren" and "desolate" are particularly useful for creating atmospheric descriptions in creative writing, with barren focusing on physical emptiness and desolate emphasizing emotional emptiness.
Vocabulary: Labyrinthine - describes something complex and maze-like, often used to create a sense of confusion or complexity in descriptions
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This app is really great. There are so many study notes and help [...]. My problem subject is French, for example, and the app has so many options for help. Thanks to this app, I have improved my French. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Anna
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Best app on earth! no words because it’s too good
Thomas R
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Just amazing. Let's me revise 10x better, this app is a quick 10/10. I highly recommend it to anyone. I can watch and search for notes. I can save them in the subject folder. I can revise it any time when I come back. If you haven't tried this app, you're really missing out.
Basil
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This app has made me feel so much more confident in my exam prep, not only through boosting my own self confidence through the features that allow you to connect with others and feel less alone, but also through the way the app itself is centred around making you feel better. It is easy to navigate, fun to use, and helpful to anyone struggling in absolutely any way.
David K
iOS user
The app's just great! All I have to do is enter the topic in the search bar and I get the response real fast. I don't have to watch 10 YouTube videos to understand something, so I'm saving my time. Highly recommended!
Sudenaz Ocak
Android user
In school I was really bad at maths but thanks to the app, I am doing better now. I am so grateful that you made the app.
Greenlight Bonnie
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very reliable app to help and grow your ideas of Maths, English and other related topics in your works. please use this app if your struggling in areas, this app is key for that. wish I'd of done a review before. and it's also free so don't worry about that.
Rohan U
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I know a lot of apps use fake accounts to boost their reviews but this app deserves it all. Originally I was getting 4 in my English exams and this time I got a grade 7. I didn’t even know about this app three days until the exam and it has helped A LOT. Please actually trust me and use it as I’m sure you too will see developments.
Xander S
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THE QUIZES AND FLASHCARDS ARE SO USEFUL AND I LOVE THE SCHOOLGPT. IT ALSO IS LITREALLY LIKE CHATGPT BUT SMARTER!! HELPED ME WITH MY MASCARA PROBLEMS TOO!! AS WELL AS MY REAL SUBJECTS ! DUHHH 😍😁😲🤑💗✨🎀😮
Elisha
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This apps acc the goat. I find revision so boring but this app makes it so easy to organize it all and then you can ask the freeeee ai to test yourself so good and you can easily upload your own stuff. highly recommend as someone taking mocks now
Paul T
iOS user
The app is very easy to use and well designed. I have found everything I was looking for so far and have been able to learn a lot from the presentations! I will definitely use the app for a class assignment! And of course it also helps a lot as an inspiration.
Stefan S
iOS user
This app is really great. There are so many study notes and help [...]. My problem subject is French, for example, and the app has so many options for help. Thanks to this app, I have improved my French. I would recommend it to anyone.
Samantha Klich
Android user
Wow, I am really amazed. I just tried the app because I've seen it advertised many times and was absolutely stunned. This app is THE HELP you want for school and above all, it offers so many things, such as workouts and fact sheets, which have been VERY helpful to me personally.
Anna
iOS user
Best app on earth! no words because it’s too good
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Xander S
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Elisha
iOS user
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Paul T
iOS user