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Duplicate of Language Techniques
Duplicate of Language Techniques
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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 wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool?
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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"The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
3
A "contraction" is what?
is a word that takes the place of a noun.
usually combines two words together with an apostrophe.
4
Which of the following is the best simile to describe a spooky forest?
The trees moved like ghostly figures
The trees chattered like children in the wind
The trees swayed happily in the darkness
5
"The wise fool is burning my toast" uses what kind of literary device?
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Personification
6
Language techniques are uses by writers to do what?
to intrigue, persuade or convey information to the reader.
to make the reader think in a certain way.
for emphasis.
All of the above
7
Which of the following are usually used to create descriptive writing?
Metaphors, similes or personification
Hyperbole, rhetorical questions, similes
Metaphors, direct address, flattery
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Oxymoron
- a phrase combining two or more contradictory terms. An example of this is?
The clouds crowded suspiciously as the sky darkened.
There was a deafening silence
The trees stood as tall as towers.
The circus was a magnet for the children
9
"The sun scorched through the day" is a deliberate use of?
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
10
"The road was a ribbon of moonlight," is an example of which of these literary techniques?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
11
"Pop, pow, zoom" are examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Alliteration
Personification
12
"Bob is as brave as a lion" is an example of what literary device in action?
Personification
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
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"If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will surely die" is what type of literary device?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Hyperbole
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The purpose of emotive language such as "heart breaking destruction" is often used to?
attribute human feelings to an object.
intended to create an emotional response.
combine two or more contradictory terms
be an obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
