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A test for Year 10's to get to know their literary devices and written techniques
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1
"The sun scorched through the day" is a deliberate use of?
assonance
metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
2
"Pop, pow, zoom" are examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
Personification
3
"The wise fool is burning my taco" employs what kind of literary device?
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Personification
4
Which literary device is an exaggeration for emphasis?
hyperbole
simile
alliteration
onomatopoeia
5
"If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will surely die" is what type of literary device?
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Hyperbole
6
"Bob is as brave as a lion" is an example of what literary device in action?
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
7
"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool?
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
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Oxymoron
- a phrase combining two or more contradictory terms. An example of this is?
The trees stood as tall as towers.
There was a deafening silence
The clouds crowded suspiciously as the sky darkened.
The circus was a magnet for the children
9
The purpose of language such as "heart breaking destruction" is often used to?
attribute human feelings to an object.
combine two or more contradictory terms
be an obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
intended to create an emotional response.
10
"The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?
Personification
Simile
Oxymoron
Metaphor
11
Which of the following is the best simile to describe a spooky forest?
The trees swayed slowly in the darkness
The trees played like children in the wind
The trees were ghosts in the darkness
The trees moved like ghostly figures
12
Language techniques are uses by writers to do what?
to make the reader think in a certain way.
All of the above
for emphasis.
to intrigue, persuade or convey information to the reader.
13
"The road was a ribbon of moonlight," is an example of which of these literary techniques?
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
14
Which of the following are usually used to create descriptive writing?
Hyperbole, rhetorical questions, similes
Metaphors, similes or personification
Metaphors, direct address, flattery
15
What do you need to consider when using techniques within your writing?
That the techniques used fit with the purpose of the text
That the layout of the text is suitable for your purpose
That the title fits the genre of the text
The reader won't understand what you're trying to say
