Paper 1 ambitious vocabulary

Grade 9 checklist of what to include

• Cyclical structure

• Motif

• All punctuation

• Varied sentence and paragraph lengths

• Language techniques:

  • Simile

  • Metaphor

  • Onomatopoeia

  • Personification

  • Alliteration

  • Rule of three

  • 5 senses

Phrase to describe something difficult

Sisphyean task, arduous

Evil

Malevolent, malicious, heinous

Good

Benevolent

Tired

Lethargic

Sunrise/ sunset

Veil after veil

of thin dusky gauze

lifted as we watched the dawn

remaking the world in its ancient pattern

Evening shadows deepened into blue and retreated

Noiselessly and with silver feet the shadows crept in from the garden

Extremely happy

Euphoric

No longer interested in something

Disenchanted

Strong smelling

Potent, pungent

Small

Minute

Gloomy, depressing

Dismal, dreary, bleak, cheerless, desolate, mournful, brooding atmosphere

Scary

Sinister, menacing, ominous, foreboding

Full of energy and enthusiasm

Exuberant, effervescent

Dangerous

Precarious, perilous

To worsen over time

Fester, decay

Violent storm

Tempest

Solemn promise

Vow

Want

Yearning, longing, craving, pining, hunger

To hate

Abhor

Deception

• Beguiling (charming in a deceptive way)

• Ostensible (appearing to be something, but is not necessarily so)

Respect and adoration

Reverent, devout

Uneven, rough

Coarse, jagged

Lonely, empty

Desolate, barren

Rarely

Seldom

Destroy

Ravage

Make something less severe

Alleviate

Very busy

Bustling, lively, teeming, vibrant

Peaceful

Serene, tranquil