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

comment on the sound of the word(s)

The purpose of a text is...

The message the writer wants you to consider.

When a comparison is drawn between two things

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

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

Rhetorical question & assonance

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

Sons should be loved regardless of what they are like

How do you identify an extended metaphor?

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

What is the definition of a simile?

A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as.

Emotions and associations connected to a word

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Language Techniques - The Basics

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1
What is “The wind whistled through the trees” ?
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
All three
Personification
2
When writing about a sound technique you should always...
Link to another example
put the example into your own words
comment on the image it creates
comment on the sound of the word(s)
3
The repeated sound can create a mood or it can tie two ideas together and make them stand out.
Effect of alliteration
Effect of listing
Effect of onomatopoeia
Effect of tone
4
What's the correct spelling?
Omonatopieia
onomatopoiea
Onomatopoeia
onomatapoeia
5
The purpose of a text is...
The reason a character changes.
Questions readers ask themselves.
The message the writer wants you to consider.
The answer to the question you are looking for.
6
What is "Mothers, love your sons.Love your big, dumb sons, Your idiot sons, Your awkward sons"?
Assonance
Repetition
Alliteration
Tone
7
What is an analogy?
When a comparison is drawn between two things
Simile, personification, alliteration
When two things are contrasted
A long story
8
What is tone?
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
How to explain the words used by a writer.
A word to describe sound.
The style a write uses.
9
What is another term for an exaggeration?
imperative
Hyperbole
pun
Stressed word
10
What is "Out here, who doesn’t listen for the train that whistles?"
personification
Rhetorical question
Rhetorical question & alliteration
Rhetorical question & assonance
11
An example of personification
A chair leg
The water boiled
The dog ran
None of the above
12
What is the effect of the repetition in the previous question?
To reinforce that mothers should love their sons
Sons should be loved regardless of what they are like
To reinforce different types of sons
To emphasise the number of sons
13
What is "Susan sat down and read the paper"?
Assonance
Allitaration
Personification
Literal language
14
What is "The sea is a hungry dog"?
Metaphor
connotation
simile
personification
15
What is "Harry Houdini had heavy handcuffs"?
Sibilance
Assonance
Alliteration
Figurative statement
16
How do you identify an extended metaphor?
You look for a comparison that is made throughout a text.
You look for repeated words
You look for evidence in the first section of the text.
You find a comparison that is made once
17
What is "My love is like a red, red, rose"?
Simile
Assonance
Metaphor
Alliteration
18
What is the definition of a simile?
A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as.
A direct comparison between two things.
When the word like is used in a sentence.
What you do when you are happy.
19
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
20
What is "The small white moon looked down from the sky"?
Metaphor
Personification
Emotive language
Literal language

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