Text Analysis Murder Mystery Worksheets

There’s been a murder in the sleepy town of Dictionary-on-Sea! The resident wordsmith, Ivor
Longbook, has been found dead, and it’s obvious that foul play was involved. Can you solve
the mystery before the culprit strikes again?
You need to work out:

• The name of the murderer.

• The weapon they used.
• The day of the murder.
• The time of the murder.
• The location of the murder.
Try each of the tasks in turn to solve the case.

Whodunnit?
To work out the name of the murderer, write the term these definitions are describing. Take
the first letter of each answer to spell out the name of the murderer.
A strong pause in a line of verse, breaking up the rhythm.

Exaggeration for effect.

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables which gives words and lines a beat.

A command.

The repetition of the ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sound in close proximity.

When the sound at the start of a word is repeated throughout a sentence.

A figure of speech that describes something by saying it is something else.

A language feature in which a word sounds like the thing it is describing.

A figure of speech that describes something by saying it is like something else.

Murderer’s name:
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Answers
A strong pause in a line of verse, breaking up the rhythm.
Caesura
Exaggeration for effect.
Hyperbole
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables which gives
words and lines a beat.
Rhythm
A command.
Imperative
The repetition of the ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sound in close proximity.
Sibilance
When the sound at the start of a word is repeated throughout
a sentence.
Alliteration
A figure of speech that describes something by saying it is
something else.
Metaphor
A language feature in which a word sounds like the thing it is
describing.
Onomatopoeia
A figure of speech that describes something by saying it is like
something else.
Simile

Murderer’s name: CHRIS AMOS