A comparison stressing one thing 'is' another

PeliCan You Answer These?! Flashcards

1

How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?

30
26
24
28

2

In poetry, What is Assonance?

Repetition of letters
Repetition of words
Giving objects human characteristics
Repetition of vowel sounds

3

Which Irish writer won the Nobel prize for literature in 1995?

Roddy Doyle
Seamus Heaney
W.B. Yeats
Oscar Wilde

4

Who wrote 'Alice in Wonderland'?

Lewis Carroll
William Shakespeare
H.G. Wells
John Keats

5

What book is Sylvia Plath famous for writing?

My Life
Once upon a time
The Jarred Bell
The Bell Jar

6

What is the 15th letter of the alphabet?

K
T
P
O

7

What is the book 'Lord of the Flies' about?

None of the above
A tour of the USA
A swarm of killer flies
Schoolboys on a desert island

8

Who wrote the famous Irish book 'The Snapper'?

Patrick Kavanagh
Roddy Doyle
Oscar Wilde
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

9

What is a 'Hyperbole'?

A great exaggeration
Words that sound like their meaning
A verse in a poem
A short description

10

What writer used the writing style 'iambic pentameter'?

Oscar Wilde
James Joyce
Athur Miller
William Shakespeare

11

What is a Metaphor?

A short poem
A comparison stressing one thing 'is' another
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A short description

12

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

21
85
8
37

13

In the Leaving Cert, how long do students have to complete English Paper two?

2 hours 30 minutes
2 hours 50 minutes
3 hours 30 minutes
3 hours 20 minutes

14

In the Leaving Cert, how long do students have to complete English Paper one?

2 hours 50 minutes
2 hours
2 hours 20 minutes
3 hours

15

Name the book that opens with; 'All children but one grew up'.

Peter Rabbit
Rapunzel
Peter Pan
Jungle Book

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