Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

Abby ate apples, all lunch long.

The general feelings gauged from a piece of writing.

What is the 'climax' in a narrative?

The turning point in the narrative., The peak of the story.

Which sentence is written in past tense?

Last weekend, Ameila went kayaking on the river.

Something that is similar to something else

Why would an author use descriptive language?

To make the writing more interesting for the audience., To create detailed images in the readers mind.

Why would an author use Irony?

To show a difference between what is been said and expected., To emphasize a point.

something that is something else

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

Sally was so cold she put the heater on and had a hot Milo.

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1
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Abby ate apples, all lunch long.
The students were as quiet as a mouse.
The dog sat on the long log.
Julie was jailed for stealing a car.
2
What is tone?
A theme in the text.
A combination of lots of different poetic techniques.
The general feelings gauged from a piece of writing.
The plot of the writing.
3
What is the 'climax' in a narrative?
The point just before the story comes to an end.
Where the action happens.
The turning point in the narrative.
The peak of the story.
4
Which sentence is written in past tense?
I must get a father's day present tonight!
On Sunday, Kate plans to go to the shops.
Last weekend, Ameila went kayaking on the river.
One day Mason would like to be on Family Feud.
5
What is a simile?
not a poetic technique
Something that is similar to something else
Something that is something else
Describing something in detail
6
Why would an author use descriptive language?
To annoy the reader by making them look up words.
To make the writing more interesting for the audience.
To create detailed images in the readers mind.
To make it hard and only for adults to read.
7
Why would an author use Irony?
To frustrate the reader.
To show a difference between what is been said and expected.
To add a deeper level of meaning to a boring text.
To emphasize a point.
8
Which answer is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?
BAM!
PLEASE!
ZAP!
BOOM!
9
What is a metaphor?
describing something using basic phrases
describing something vividly
something that is something else
something similar to something else
10
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
Ben was always tired at work, unless he had a coffee.
Sally was so cold she put the heater on and had a hot Milo.
Sally was freezing cold, so she put the heater on.
Ben and Matt walked to the shops, to get ice-cream.

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