What is the definition of a simile?

A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as.

Emotions and associations connected to a word

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

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

comment on the sound of the word(s)

When a comparison is drawn between two things

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.

The purpose of a text is...

The message the writer wants you to consider.

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Language Techniques - The Basics

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

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