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"Pack enough clothing for the cruise.", is an example of
hyperbole
an imperative
metaphor
a command
2
"The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line.", is a
Sarcasm
Hyperbole
Pun
Irony
3
"I am trying to solve a million issues these days.", is an example of a
irony
pun
sarcasm
hyperbole
4
Similes and metaphors are used to create
a sentence
descriptions
comparisons
imagery
5
Puns, sarcasm and irony are examples of:
poetic techniques
emotive language
dramatic techniques
humour
6
"Please, keep talking. I always yawn when I am interested."
, is
irony
pun
sarcasm
hyperbole
7
“kick the bucket”
is a euphemism that describes
The death of a person.
A person performing an action.
A person that is disinterested in completing a task.
A person that is clumsy.
8
“I’d rather step on glass than be left with you,", is an example of
sarcasm
humour
insult
a pun
9
'The moon’s a balloon.', is:
a simile
a metaphor
personification
hyperbole
10
'She came – and then, ghost-like, vanished.', is
metaphor
simile
exaggeration
alliteration
11
The part of the film scene or photograph that is closest to the viewer is known as the
Background
Foreground
Close up
Vector
12
You aren’t broke, you have
temporary negative cash flow
is an example of
euphesmism
irony
hyperbole
sarcasm
13
'
The truck flew down the empty highway.
', is:
a metaphor
a simile
sibiliance
personification
14
A shot taken from above the scene, looking down on the scene is a
Point of view
Extreme long shot
Insert shot
Aerial shot
15
“Kick the bucket” is an example of an
Imagery
Noun group
Euphemism
Allusion
16
'My computer growled at me when I hit the wrong button.', is
simile
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
17
"I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me.",
is
sarcasm
a hyperbole
a pun
irony
18
The way ideas are linked together in piece of writing is called
Coherent
Cohesion
Fluency
Paragraphing
19
Editing a piece of work is
The process of correcting spelling mistakes in a text.
The process of revising and correcting a text.
The process of re-reading a piece of writing.
The process of adding punctuation in a piece of writing.
20
Colloquial language is
Formal language
Language used by academics
Slang
Informal language used everyday
21
A thief steals valuables from a police station is an example of
Hyperbole
Irony
Pun
Sarcasm
22
Atmosphere refers to
The tone of the writer.
The general mood or feeling created by a text.
The weather
The descriptive language used in the text.
23
What happened in the past, before the action of the story begins is called a
Dialogue
Epilogue
Flashback
Transition
24
However, furthermore, but
are examples of
conjunctions
adverbs
adjectives
nouns
25
An antonym for the word 'respectful' is
polite
unrespectful
rude
unfriendly
26
'Enthusiasm is your key to success.', is:
an allusion
metaphor
irony
exaggeration
27
'Your ears pop like champagne corks.
', is:
a simile
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
a metaphor
28
“A marriage counsellor filed for divorce.”
, is
sad
sarcastic
ironic
funny
29
"
The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face
.", is an example of
personification
a hyperbole
a metaphor
a simile
30
'Learning a new language is definitely difficult.', is an example of:
medium modality
high modality
factual text
low modality
31
'He’s as wild as a dingo.', is:
anthropomorphism
personification
a metaphor
a simile
32
Words and sounds made by a speaker such as,
'
Well’, ‘um’, ‘er’, ‘ah' ,
are known as: -
colloquial language
slang
fillers
jargon