Vocabulary Booster
Fear, Anger, Joy, Disgust and Sadness!
A fantastic way to boost vocabulary is to use synonyms for feelings, as there are so many great words which operate as nouns, adjectives and adverbs. I’ve added a PDF to this post with plenty to choose from. I’ve used the characters from the Pixar film ‘Inside-Out’ since these are the five most dominant feelings and therefore pop up in most stories.
The best thing about using synonyms for feelings is that they can used to describe emotions, the physical features of a character, and settings. Check out the below post about pathetic fallacy and personification which helps students understand this.
Pathetic Fallacy: An Emotional Lie
You’ve probably heard of this technique. You possibly even know how to use it. But have you ever wondered why we call it ‘pathetic fallacy’? Let me explain. THE BACKGROUND When John Ruskin, a literary critic, first coined this term in 1856 (Modern Painters vol.3), he did not mean