Viewpoint controls whose experience the reader follows.
A first-person narrator uses I and may know only their own thoughts.
A third-person narrator uses he, she or they, but may still restrict access to one character’s knowledge.
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I heard the knock but could not see who was outside.
Moderate / Add a little
Mina heard the knock; she wondered who had come.
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Viewpoint controls whose experience the reader follows. A first-person narrator uses I and may know only their own thoughts. A third-person narrator uses he, she or they, but may still restrict access to one character’s knowledge. Separate narrator from author and consider what the viewpoint reveals or hides.
Read the first model carefully: “I heard the knock but could not see who was outside.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “Mina heard the knock; she wondered who had come.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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A simile makes an explicit comparison, often using like or as.
A metaphor presents something as something else.
Explain the shared quality and its effect in context. “The queue was a snake” suggests a long bending shape.
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The puddles shone like silver coins.
Moderate / Add a little
The city was a restless giant.
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A simile makes an explicit comparison, often using like or as. A metaphor presents something as something else. Explain the shared quality and its effect in context. “The queue was a snake” suggests a long bending shape. Naming metaphor alone does not explain why the writer chose it.
Read the first model carefully: “The puddles shone like silver coins.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “The city was a restless giant.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Story structure includes openings, event order, turning points and endings.
Track when the reader receives information.
A delayed revelation may create uncertainty; an ending may echo the opening to suggest change.
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The story begins with an unexplained locked door.
Moderate / Add a little
The final paragraph returns to the same door, now open.
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Story structure includes openings, event order, turning points and endings. Track when the reader receives information. A delayed revelation may create uncertainty; an ending may echo the opening to suggest change. Explain the effect of a particular structural choice using the story itself, rather than assuming every short paragraph creates suspense.
Read the first model carefully: “The story begins with an unexplained locked door.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “The final paragraph returns to the same door, now open.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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