Sam's figurative writing

WALT:  We are learning to use language features to create meaning, for effect and to engage the reader.

Success criteria:  We will choose one of the two descriptive writing tasks below and write 1-2 paragraphs.  

Our writing will:

•  Use 3 different types of figurative language.  These may be;  

Metaphor Simile Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Oxymoron Idiom Personification Anthropomorphism

• Use a range of verbs (action words eg run, grab, tiptoe), adjectives (describing words eg golden, beautiful, terrifying) and adverbs (describe an action eg slowly runs, quietly tiptoes, quickly grabbed)
• Describe at least 3 of the 5 senses (smell, taste, feel, see, hear).

My Writing:

Option 2 Magnificent Memory

Start Writing Here:

I can remember walking out of the airport. The heat just hit me like a bus. Mum and Dad had told me it was going to be really hot in Australia. We threw our bags in the cars and made our way to my Aunty and Uncles house. As soon as I got there I changed straight into my togs and dived  into the pool with an all mighty splash. The water felt really cold against my skin. I spent most of my first day and night in the pool playing marco polo. When the darkness of the night came we turned the pool lights on and continued on playing. My skin was really wrinkly like a raisin and all I could taste was salt. I think there wouldn't have been one day in the whole six weeks we were in Australia that I didn't go swimming in the pool.