What is the point of using linguistic techniques?

To create a much clearer image of something

What is the effect of using a triplet?

Adds more detailed description to your work

What is personification?

Making an inanimate object seem alive

What is alliteration?

2 or more words starting with the same sound

comparing 2 things by saying the first is the second thing

A simile is when you...

Compare 2 things using 'like' or 'as'

Which of these is not an example of personification?

The sound of the horn was deafening

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1
'This is the worst day of my entire life' - which technique is used here?
Hyperbole
Fact
Triplet
Onomatopoeia
2
What is the point of using linguistic techniques?
To show off your range of vocabulary
To sound smarter
To create a much clearer image of something
To fill up more space on the page
3
'There was a blanket of snow outside the bay window' - which technique is used here?
Personification
Fact
Simile
Metaphor
4
Which of these words is an example of onomatopoeia?
zoom!
Sling!
Switch!
Jump!
5
What is the effect of using a triplet?
Makes your sentence look longer
Shows off your vocabulary
There's no real effect
Adds more detailed description to your work
6
What is personification?
Turning people into animals
Making a person seem more alive
Making an inanimate object seem alive
Describing people using the senses
7
Which of these is not a simile?
It moved as fast as lightning
It was like a bomb had gone off in the kitchen
The man had a heart of gold
The squeal sounded like a banshee
8
'Seriously funny' and 'deafening Silence are both examples of...
dissonance
assonance
irony
oxymoron
9
What is alliteration?
2 or more words starting with the same letter
2 or more words that mean the same thing in a sentence
2 or more words that rhyme in the same sentence
2 or more words starting with the same sound
10
A metaphor is...
Comparing one thing with another using like or as
Comparing two things saying they are the same
Saying one thing is more than another thing
comparing 2 things by saying the first is the second thing
11
The name given to the highest or lowest form of an adjective is ...
Hyperbole
Anecdote
Synonym
Superlative
12
'The smell that greeted me was putrid, pungent and powerful' - which technique is NOT use here?
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Triplet
13
A simile is when you...
Compare 2 things using 'and'
Compare 2 things using 'like' or 'as'
Say something is something else
Say something is different to another
14
Which of these is not an example of personification?
The smell crept around the room
The darkness haunted me
The light danced across the street
The sound of the horn was deafening

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