What is "Out here, who doesn’t listen for the train that whistles?"

Rhetorical question & assonance

When writing about a sound technique you should always...

comment on the sound of the word(s)

How do you identify an extended metaphor?

You look for a comparison that is made throughout a text.

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

What is the definition of a simile?

A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as.

The purpose of a text is...

The message the writer wants you to consider.

When a comparison is drawn between two things

What is the effect of the repetition in the previous question?

Sons should be loved regardless of what they are like

Emotions and associations connected to a word

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Language Techniques - The Basics

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A quiz to revise common langauge techniques and their typical effect in writing.

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1
What is "The small white moon looked down from the sky"?
Emotive language
Personification
Metaphor
Literal language
2
What's the correct spelling?
onomatapoeia
onomatopoiea
Onomatopoeia
Omonatopieia
3
What is "Out here, who doesn’t listen for the train that whistles?"
personification
Rhetorical question
Rhetorical question & assonance
Rhetorical question & alliteration
4
When writing about a sound technique you should always...
put the example into your own words
Link to another example
comment on the image it creates
comment on the sound of the word(s)
5
The repeated sound can create a mood or it can tie two ideas together and make them stand out.
Effect of onomatopoeia
Effect of tone
Effect of listing
Effect of alliteration
6
What is “The wind whistled through the trees” ?
All three
Alliteration
Personification
Onomatopoeia
7
What is "Harry Houdini had heavy handcuffs"?
Sibilance
Figurative statement
Alliteration
Assonance
8
How do you identify an extended metaphor?
You look for a comparison that is made throughout a text.
You find a comparison that is made once
You look for evidence in the first section of the text.
You look for repeated words
9
What is "Mothers, love your sons.Love your big, dumb sons, Your idiot sons, Your awkward sons"?
Assonance
Repetition
Tone
Alliteration
10
What is tone?
The style a write uses.
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
A word to describe sound.
How to explain the words used by a writer.
11
What is the definition of a simile?
A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as.
A direct comparison between two things.
When the word like is used in a sentence.
What you do when you are happy.
12
The purpose of a text is...
The message the writer wants you to consider.
The answer to the question you are looking for.
Questions readers ask themselves.
The reason a character changes.
13
What is "My love is like a red, red, rose"?
Assonance
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
14
What is an analogy?
When two things are contrasted
Simile, personification, alliteration
When a comparison is drawn between two things
A long story
15
What is the effect of the repetition in the previous question?
To reinforce different types of sons
Sons should be loved regardless of what they are like
To emphasise the number of sons
To reinforce that mothers should love their sons
16
What is connotation?
What a words means
Notes you make while exploring a text
A shared understanding of an idea
Emotions and associations connected to a word
17
An example of personification
The water boiled
A chair leg
The dog ran
None of the above
18
What is another term for an exaggeration?
pun
Hyperbole
imperative
Stressed word
19
What is "The sea is a hungry dog"?
simile
Metaphor
connotation
personification
20
What is "Susan sat down and read the paper"?
Personification
Literal language
Allitaration
Assonance

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