Coursework Question

How is descriptive language used in children's stories and how does it affect the child's listening experience?

-I will analyse a selection of children's stories from the past decade and make a note of the descriptive language (eg. alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphors, similes etc) used most often.
-From there, I will write two stories with the exact same plot but one will be full of the descriptive language that is frequently used and the other will not. I am going to write the story myself because I don't want the children to recognise the story as one they read/are read as this may effect their answers based on their familiarity with the story and its language.
-I will take this to a group of children aged between 7 and 9, prepared to take it to other, possibly younger or older, children should I not get the responses I need.
-First, I will read them the story without the descriptive language and then the one with it. I will then ask them which story they preferred and why, what was it about the stories that they particularly like?
- This will be done on a one on one basis so that the children do not change their language based on the replies of the others they are with. They could copy answers from each other or change their opinions based on what their friends say.
-I will then support my results with scientific proof from theorists and papers etc. or compare their results to mine should they differ.