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How well do you know your literary devices?
How well do you know your literary devices?
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An #English quiz to revise #poetic and general #literary terms for #GCSE
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1
Which of these am I NOT looking for when you write an essay?
"writer's methods"
"context"
"uses terminology"
"Slowly explains the meaning to me as if I was an idiot"
2
When we write about stories, we refer to
narrative perspective
. For poems, we write about...
Poetic angle
Who's talking
Poetic voice
Poet's view
3
"When asked about revision, Jake's response was a
deafening silence
," - an example of...
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Personification
Hyperbole
4
Would you ever say that a poet
used
a theme? Which statement does
not
apply?
No. It would be better to say how the theme was presented.
Yes. Themes are handy, you can use them for lots of things.
No. It would be better to say that they explored a theme.
No. Themes are what poets write about.
5
Sonnet, ballad and monologue are all examples of...
Words I don't know.
Poetic devices.
Poetic forms.
Poetic nouns.
6
"Raaghev's revision received a rapturous reception" includes...
Metaphor
Alliteration
Assonance
Personification
7
Which of these is a metaphor?
"Gabriel is like a bolt of lightning!"
"Grade 9 were like a herd of elephants today"
"Olivia is on fire!"
"Gabe's homework is magnificent!"
8
What is CONTEXT?
Ideas about a writer's lifetime that help us explore a text.
Ideas about a text that help us understand history.
Another word for structure
Another word for author
9
What is it called when you use LOTS of connectives? E.g. 'And..., and..., and..."
Polysyndeton
Amorphic
Asyndeton
Sibilance
10
Some poems are organised into separate parts known as...
Portions.
Chunks
Stanzas.
Chapters.
11
Which of these terms are
not
relevant when you write about prose?
End-stopped lines
Enjambment
Caesura
Narrative hook
12
Poems that tell stories are called...
Lyric poems.
Tale poems.
Narrative poems.
Story poems.
13
Tone
refers to...
Theme
Rhythm
Emotions
Rhyme
14
What is prose?
A flower
A particular form of lyrical poetry
Regular writing in sentences - not poetry.
Poetry
15
Are you the best Grade 9 English class EVER?
YES ABSOLUTELY
Definitely NOT
A small bit of potential
16
Which of these are
not
hyperboles?
There's a pile of food on that plate.
There's loads of food on that plate.
Wow! Look at the food on that plate.
There's a ton of food on that plate.
17
'
Antithesis
' means two ideas that are the complete opposite of each other
False
True
18
What is foregrounding?
Making something stand out from its background.
Making the words in the poem feel grounded and secure
Using a key word from the theme at the beginning of each stanza
Shouting to warn someone a golf ball's heading their way.
19
Putting two ideas near each other for contrast
Juxtaposition
Antithesis
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
20
If you describe something by comparing it to something else, that's...
A metaphor
Description
A simile.
Effort.
21
Personification is
When you describe a person as if they are not a person.
When something is personal
When you make an inhuman thing seem alive.
When you impersonate someone.
22
'Whoosh!' went the rush of air as Jack ran to his English lesson. Name the device.
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
23
Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
Will has never worked this hard before.
Will is working very, very, very hard today.
Will is working hard today.
Will is working as hard as the Hulk is strong.
