Descriptive Techniques

Question 1

Spell 'onomatopoeia'.

Accepted Answer

Onomatopoeia

Question 2

Which of these techniques are examples of sound patterning?

Accepted Answer

Assonance, Rhyme, Sibilance, Alliteration

Question 3

'The sun was shining and there was a pleasant, gentle breeze.' What technique is this?

Accepted Answer

Pathetic fallacy

Question 4

Which two of these techniques are related to contrasts?

Accepted Answer

Oxymorons, Antithesis

Question 5

What effect does alliteration have?

Accepted Answer

It makes parts of a text more memorable

Question 6

What technique is this? 'He has the strength of a bull.'

Accepted Answer

A metaphor

Question 7

Which of these techniques are examples of figurative language?

Accepted Answer

Similes, Personification, Metaphors

Question 8

'Simon slept soundly as the stream's water slipped by.' What are the two techniques here?

Accepted Answer

Pathetic fallacy, Sibilance

Question 9

Which word classes should you use frequently in descriptive writing?

Accepted Answer

Adverbs, Adjectives

Question 10

What is personification?

Accepted Answer

Giving an inanimate object animate properties

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