What is foreshadowing?

A technique used to hint at something that may happen later.

Which is an example of a rule of three?

War will bring only destruction, death and despair., Hungry flames licked the sides of the building ferociously.

Which is an example of onomatopoeia?

The leaves crunched and crackled deliciously underfoot.

Which is an example of hyperbole?

We had to wait forever for the food to arrive.

Who is the antagonist in a novel?

A character who opposes or is hostile to someone / something

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1
What is foreshadowing?
Placing words/images next to each other to create effects
A technique used to hint at something that may happen later.
Information that is hinted at, without being said outright.
When exaggeration is used for effect.
2
What literary device is being used here, 'His eyes were deep blue pools'?
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
3
Identify the simile
The leaves danced in the wind.
The falling flakes fluttered to the ground.
He was as pale as the moon.
The wind howled
4
Which is an example of a rule of three?
The thin, pale boy walked slowly and cautiously.
War will bring only destruction, death and despair.
Hungry flames licked the sides of the building ferociously.
The dog frantically ran through the muddy field.
5
What literary device is being used here, 'the beat of the band?'
Rule of Three
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
6
What literary device is being used here, 'The sea growled hungrily'?
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
7
Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
The leaves crunched and crackled deliciously underfoot.
The air clung to me like a warm, wet blanket.
The desk groaned under the weight of the books.
The quiet queue crept forward
8
Which of the following words is a 'verb'?
Heavy
Breathe
Friendship
Tightly
9
What literary device is being used here, 'The crumbling thunder of seas'?
Assonance
Alliteration
ellipses
Sibilance
10
Which of the following words is an abstract noun?
Frantically
Beautiful
Cruelest
Childhood
11
Which is an example of hyperbole?
Is it right that footballers are paid vast amounts of money?
The cross-country run is painful, pointless and pure evil.
We had to wait forever for the food to arrive.
The leaves growled in the distance.
12
Which Word is a Proper Noun?
Penshaw Monument
School
Team
Freedom
13
Identify the adverb?
Interesting
Slammed
Excitement
Accidentally
14
Who is the antagonist in a novel?
The joker
A minor character in a literary text.
The leading character, hero or heroine of a text.
A character who opposes or is hostile to someone / something
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What literary device is being used here, 'I don't want no trouble'?
Hyperbole
List of three
Double Negative
Alliteration

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