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What is the repetition of the 's' sound called in a sentence?
Ellipsis
Repetition
Assonance
Sibilance
2
Which of the following is an oxymoron?
She ran like the wind.
There was a deafening silence.
The newspaper was in black and white.
Ducks can't waddle backwards.
3
What technique is in - The blades of grass waved in the breeze.
Personification
Anecdote
Onomatopoeia
Adjective
4
What is the name of a paragraph in a poem?
Paragraph
Stanza
Lines
Text
5
What type of word is in bold - Follow the
rules
.
Adjective
Verb
Pronoun
Noun
6
What techniques is in - Are you kidding me!?
Connotation
Rhetorical question
Personification
Hyperbole
7
What type of word is in bold - He was as
happy
as a clam.
Adjective
Simile
Verb
Noun
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What technique is in the following - Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
9
What technique is in - It was so hot I thought I'd die!
Colloquialism
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
10
What type of word is in bold - He was sad when he had to move to
Sydney
.
Connotation
Adjective
Verb
Proper noun
11
What technique is in - The balloon stretched until it went POP!
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Connotation
Metaphor
12
What is appropriation?
When you take something and use it in a different way.
When you tell a story from end to start.
When you change the whole meaning of a text.
When you make fun of another text.
13
What is the name of the following punctuation mark - '&'
Exclamation point
Caesura
Question mark
Ampersand
14
What is this sentence - It cost an arm and leg.
Sentence
Anecdote
Punctuation
Idiom
15
What is the definition of a euphemism?
When someone over exaggerates.
When a sentence is in chronological order.
Mild expression used to replace a harsh one.
The forceful use of a verb at the start of a sentence.
16
What is it called when a text makes reference to another text?
Colloquialism
Juxtaposition
Intertextuality
Personification
17
What are the three dots called at the end of a sentence - '...'
Ellipsis
Euphemism
Cliche
Onomatopoeia
18
What is the definition of a pun?
A play on words.
A funny saying.
A phrase that tells a story.
A clever saying.
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What is parody?
A text that gives information on another text.
A text that is humorous.
When two texts are referring to one another.
A text which imitates, makes fun of, or comments on another.
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What is the technique in - He ran as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
