H4E - Les 68 - 20-05-2026

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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

WELCOME

This is what you can expect today

After this lesson you will

... have read chapter 14 of Born a Crime

... have checked your knowledge of the poetic devices

... have had time to study / improve your reading

Born a Crime (chapter 14)

POETIC DEVICES

Study the poetic devices in your reader (p.6 and p.12-13)

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Busy bees buzzed by the bright blue bus stop.

A

personification

B

alliteration

C

onomatopoeia

D

oxymoron

I tried to hide my tired eyes.

A

personification

B

hyperbole

C

assonance

D

idiom

The popcorn went pop pop pop in the microwave.

A

simile

B

hyperbole

C

oxymoron

D

onomatopoeia

My laptop refused to work this morning.

A

simile

B

personification

C

assonance

D

hyperbole

The comedian was seriously funny.

A

oxymoron

B

personification

C

alliteration

D

idiom

He ran like the wind to catch the bus.

A

simile

B

metaphor

C

alliteration

D

idiom

His classroom is a zoo on Friday afternoons.

A

simile

B

metaphor

C

personification

D

onomatopoeia

I waited forever for the teacher to upload the grades.

A

simile

B

hyperbole

C

alliteration

D

onomatopoeia

She was feeling under the weather before she started the presentation.

A

idiom

B

hyperbole

C

alliteration

D

personification

TO DO

Pick your poison

• improve your reading skills (examenkracht.nl)

• study the 'Leidenlijst' and/or the vocab in the reader