What is "Out here, who doesn’t listen for the train that whistles?"

Rhetorical question & assonance

Emotions and associations connected to a word

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

What is the effect of the repetition in the previous question?

Sons should be loved regardless of what they are like

When writing about a sound technique you should always...

comment on the sound of the word(s)

How do you identify an extended metaphor?

You look for a comparison that is made throughout a text.

The purpose of a text is...

The message the writer wants you to consider.

When a comparison is drawn between two things

What is the definition of a simile?

A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as.

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Language Techniques - The Basics

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1
What is "Susan sat down and read the paper"?
Literal language
Allitaration
Assonance
Personification
2
What is another term for an exaggeration?
Stressed word
imperative
Hyperbole
pun
3
What is "Out here, who doesn’t listen for the train that whistles?"
Rhetorical question
Rhetorical question & assonance
Rhetorical question & alliteration
personification
4
What is connotation?
Notes you make while exploring a text
A shared understanding of an idea
What a words means
Emotions and associations connected to a word
5
What is tone?
The style a write uses.
How to explain the words used by a writer.
A word to describe sound.
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
6
What is “The wind whistled through the trees” ?
All three
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Personification
7
What is the effect of the repetition in the previous question?
To reinforce that mothers should love their sons
To emphasise the number of sons
To reinforce different types of sons
Sons should be loved regardless of what they are like
8
What is "Mothers, love your sons.Love your big, dumb sons, Your idiot sons, Your awkward sons"?
Alliteration
Repetition
Assonance
Tone
9
When writing about a sound technique you should always...
put the example into your own words
comment on the sound of the word(s)
comment on the image it creates
Link to another example
10
What is "My love is like a red, red, rose"?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Assonance
11
How do you identify an extended metaphor?
You look for repeated words
You look for evidence in the first section of the text.
You find a comparison that is made once
You look for a comparison that is made throughout a text.
12
What is "The small white moon looked down from the sky"?
Personification
Literal language
Emotive language
Metaphor
13
The purpose of a text is...
The answer to the question you are looking for.
The message the writer wants you to consider.
Questions readers ask themselves.
The reason a character changes.
14
What is "Harry Houdini had heavy handcuffs"?
Figurative statement
Assonance
Alliteration
Sibilance
15
What is "The sea is a hungry dog"?
connotation
Metaphor
simile
personification
16
What is an analogy?
Simile, personification, alliteration
When two things are contrasted
A long story
When a comparison is drawn between two things
17
What is the definition of a simile?
When the word like is used in a sentence.
What you do when you are happy.
A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as.
A direct comparison between two things.
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The repeated sound can create a mood or it can tie two ideas together and make them stand out.
Effect of alliteration
Effect of onomatopoeia
Effect of tone
Effect of listing
19
What's the correct spelling?
Onomatopoeia
Omonatopieia
onomatopoiea
onomatapoeia
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An example of personification
The water boiled
The dog ran
A chair leg
None of the above

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