What is alliteration?

When many words in a sentence start with the same letter

Deliberate exaggeration for effect

A comparison of two things without the use of 'like' or 'as'

The repetition of a vowel sound within a phease/sentence

The repetition of a consonant sound within a phease/sentence

What is characterisation? When an author...

Reveals information about a character throughout a text

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Literary Techniques

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An #English #quiz to refresh literary techniques and introduce new techniques to an advanced English class.

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1
A story that has a literal meaning but also has an underlying meaning is called...?
An allegory
A lie
A symbol
A euphemism
2
What is alliteration?
When many words in a sentence start with the same letter
When a vowel sound is repeated a number of times in a phrase
When rhyming words are used within a poem
When a consonant sound is used repeatedly in a phrase
3
When an author draws an extended comparison between two characters or nouns, what is it called?
Juxtaposition
Simile
Metaphor
Parallelism
4
What is hyperbole?
A sentence with ten syllables in it
Deliberate exaggeration for effect
When an object represent an idea beyond its physical meaning
A series of adjectives that create descriptive imagery
5
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things without the use of 'like' or 'as'
A comparison of two nouns with the use of 'like' or 'as'
Words that paint an image in the reader's mind
The use of descriptive language
6
What is assonance?
A particular rhyme structure
The repetition of a consonant sound within a phrase/sentence
A prescribed structure for a poem
The repetition of a vowel sound within a phease/sentence
7
What is consonance?
The repetition of a suffix
The repetition of a vowel sound within a phease/sentence
The repetition of a prefix
The repetition of a consonant sound within a phease/sentence
8
Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
Zap
Snap
Angry
Agitate
9
When an object in a text represents an idea or quality, what literary technique is being used?
Allegory
Rhyme
Juxtaposition
Symbolism
10
Which of the following is not a simile?
Her smile is a radiant sun
He was as angry as a bear with a sore head
Her tears were like raindrops falling from a grey sky
The mob was angry like a hive of disturbed bees
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What is characterisation? When an author...
Reveals information about a character throughout a text
Names a character after themselves
Creates a character you are supposed to hate
Creates a character you are supposed to love
12
Which sense does imagery cater for?
All of the senses
Smell
Sight
Sound

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