an object can mean something else

Which of these has a verb?

and stories to tell, people play games

tells the story in first person

the author's expression and history shown in their writing

when something is said three times for emphasis

which of the following is a simile?

I'll rise like the break of dawn

the difference between a noun and an abstract noun is

one you can see, the other you feel

imagery uses which of the following to paint a picture in the audience's mind?

taste, touch, see, smell and hear

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1
...
all of these
is called an ellipses
creates tension
is three dots
2
'I study my poetic techniques like they are a map to a buried treasure' is
similar
synchronised
smile
simile
3
nouns are
purpose, place and thing
person, place or thing
Purple, Space, think
person, plays, thing
4
symbolism is
an object can mean something else
one things stand for the other to sit
the percussion section of an orchestra
one thing is mean to another
5
In the sentence 'The elephant walks slowly' slowly is-
adverb
pronoun
adjective
verb
6
Which of these has a verb?
and stories to tell
a chair as well
A bear in there
people play games
7
'he beat a hundred bad guys with swords' is
definition
alliteration
assonance
hyperbole
8
these lyrics have the rhyme scheme of
a, b, a, b
a, b, b, c
a, b, b, a
a, a, b, b
9
Alliteration is
Shining, shimmering, splendid
and 'snap' the job's a game
Let it go, let it go
be our guest, put our service to the test
10
an oxymoron is
A contradiction in terms
noromxy backwards
someone who deliberately holds their breath and turns blue
11
Giving human characteristics to an object is
Miss Kervin going mad
purposeification
personification
personsifitcation
12
a narrator
tells the story in first person
tells the story in third person
tells the story in second person
explains the story through pictures
13
which of the following uses a hyphen correctly?
don't interrupt me when I'm -ing!
who's this- are you there?
the sea-swept coast
I have-not any idea what I am doing
14
when the opposite of something happens is
bad luck
irony
islanding
ironing
15
an oxymoron is
hot ice
all of these
urban jungle
a cement pillow
16
figurative language is
all of these
sarcasm
metaphorical language
irony
17
Cogsworth is an example of
alliteration
irony
personification
oxymoron
18
which of the following is a hyperbole
answers one and two
If I have told you once I've told you a thousand times
I can't. My brain has the dumbs...
Agh! this quiz is killing me
19
Rhyme is
a breed of chicken native to the Himalayas.
The start of a word repeated
the middle of the word repeated
the end of a word repeated
20
hyperbole is pronounced
high- per- bowl
high-per-bol-eeeee
21
voice is
the author's expression and history shown in their writing
the author reading their own writing out loud.
the tone or mood of writing shown through grammar
the mode or tune of a piece of writing shown by the reader
22
truncated sentences
and this.
and all of those.
are like this.
maybe this.
23
a hyphen looks like
-
&
*
...
24
the measure of pace or speed in a poem is
miter
metre
smelter
meter
25
An example of onomatopoeia is
Gasp
all of these
thwack
Smack
26
rule of three is
Having to say something three times because you can't hear
listing three objects with dot points
when something is said three times for emphasis
27
which of the following is a simile?
I'll rise like the break of dawn
paint with all the colours of the wind
You ain't ever had a friend like me
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
28
the difference between a noun and an abstract noun is
one you can see, the other you feel
one you can scratch, the other you itch
one is felt, the other's a belt
One you can see, one you can touch
29
colloquialsim is
slang
everyday language
jargon
all of these
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imagery uses which of the following to paint a picture in the audience's mind?
taste, touch, smell, sea and hear
taste, touch, see, smell and hear
taste, hearing, smelly, touch, sight
taste, touche, smell, see and here

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