Using opposite ideas for effect

Direct address, the use of words like "you", "us" and "we", is used to...

Create a connection between the reader and the writer

How many GCSE English exams do you have?

2 exams, plus a speaking and listening

Something you do, think or feel

What is a semantic field?

A group of words in the same theme or category

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Duplicate of Linguistic Devices

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"The darkness reached out to me, calling me forward" What technique is used here?
Simile
Direct Address
Personification
Juxtaposition
2
Juxtaposition is...
Using shorter sentences to speed up the writing
Using opposite ideas for effect
A persuasive technique used to make people feel sad
Comparing something using "like" or "as"
3
Direct address, the use of words like "you", "us" and "we", is used to...
Make the reader feel special
Show the reader something is important
Create a connection between the reader and the writer
Make the writer's viewpoints more clear
4
Which of these is a homophone?
Emotive language
Passionately
Whether
Koala
5
How many GCSE English exams do you have?
3 exams
1 exam
1 exam, plus a speaking and listening
2 exams, plus a speaking and listening
6
Discourse markers are words or phrases which are used to...
Create an emotional effect in the reader
Persuade readers to buy products
Link ideas together
Break up writing to make it easier to read
7
A word/phrase describing how an action is done (eg: He closed the door in anger) is called a...
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
8
A verb is...
A replacement word for a noun, eg: he, it, she, they
A place, person, idea or thing
A word which describes a noun
Something you do, think or feel
9
"The bus roared through the streets like a raging bull" Which technique is used here?
Metaphor
Juxtaposition
Simile
Personification
10
What is a semantic field?
A long sentence which goes over 5 lines
A group of words in the same theme or category
A sentence which has at least 3 linguistic techniques in it
A group of words all describing the same person
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Simile, metaphor and personification are all examples of...
Assonance
Phonological features
Imagery
Comparison

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