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Exam Preparation - Literary Techniques
Exam Preparation - Literary Techniques
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a Metaphor is
A comparison using like or as
when two objects are compared as one being the other.
A repetition of sounds
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The technique of giving non human things human characteristics is...
Personification
Humanisation
animation
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When a writer tells events from the past it is called
revision
a history lesson
recount
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This picture is an example of...
inappropriate head wear for children
Juxtaposition
Contrast
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What is a literary device where words begin with the same or similar consonants?
a tongue twister
Assonance
Alliteration
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A simile is...
a smile spelled incorrectly
when one item is described as being another.
a comparison of two things using like or as
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What is hyperbole?
A technique that uses exaggeration for effect
A type of imagery
A technique where you draw a graph
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This is an example of a
tree that is upside down
symbol
effective art work
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A rhetorical question is
when you ask a question and then answer it
A question asked in Japanese
a question asked for which you do not expect a response
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If we were to use colloquialisms we would be using
Shakespearean language
a toothbrush
slang
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Foreshadowing is
When clues are given to future plot complications
A type of imagery
When you stand in the sun and watch your shadow
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What is a literary device where words include a repeated vowel sound?
Assonance
Alliteration
Sorry I thought you said bowel!
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When key words or ideas are repeated for effect, it is called
boring
Repeatification
Repetition
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Satire is
when an author makes fun of a human weakness or flaw
when you compare two things
Is the name of a moon orbiting Saturn
