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Writers / Linguistic / Descriptive Techniques

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Revise your technical language for analysing writers' techniques

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1
Assonance is...
a structural technique
the repetition of vowel sounds
a Shakespeare character
specific use of colons and semi colons
2
Which of the following is NOT a metaphor?
He drowned in a sea of grief
A wave of grief washed over him
Grief engulfed him
He grieved quietly
3
Antonyms are...
Words that rhyme
Words that sounds the same
Words that have the opposite meaning
words that have the same/similar meanings
4
'Deafening silence' is an example of a....
Oxymoron
Antonym
Mistake
Simile
5
Similes, metaphors, idioms and personification are all examples of...
Literal language
Figurative language
Theatricality
Stagecraft
6
Onomatopoeia is...
Words that have the same vowel sound
Words that sound similar
Words that sound like the thing they describe/represent
Words that begin with the same letter sound
7
Sibilance is....
Repetition of 's' 'sh' 'ch' sounds to create mood/effects
A Doctor Who villain
Repetition of vowel sounds
A type of rhyme scheme
8
He was bruised, battered and beaten. Which technique?
Triple
Homophones
Triple and alliteration
Rule of three
9
Synonyms are...
words that have the same/similar meanings
Advanced punctuation
Words that repeat s/sh/ch sounds
Words that have the opposite meaning
10
Which of the following is NOT an idiom?
Pass me the sugar
Don't judge a book by its cover
I'm pulling your leg
In the heat of the moment
11
'My heart broke loose on the wind' is an example of which technique?
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
12
Exaggeration for effect is known as....
Hyperbole
Repetition
Alliteration
A noun phrase