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Question 1

What is a simile

Answer 1

Tells you that one thing is like another. Compares two different objects, words “like” or “as”

Question 2

Give an example of an simile

Answer 2

His eyes were as black as night

Question 3

How do you explain a simile

Answer 3

Describe the similar qualities the two things share and explain the image this gives you

Question 4

What is a metaphor

Answer 4

It tells you that one thing is something else which it could not be, not literally

Question 5

Give an example of a metaphor

Answer 5

The girl was a statue

Question 6

How would you explain a metaphor

Answer 6

‘Just…as…so’ (phrase) explain the image it gives you

Question 7

What is personification

Answer 7

It describes a thing or an object as if it is a person or is alive and conscious

Question 8

Give an example of personification

Answer 8

The wind stroked my hair

Question 9

How would you explain personification

Answer 9

Imagine a person doing the action and explain what image this gives you
(Has word person in it)

Question 10

What is alliteration

Answer 10

Some or all words in a sentence or in a line of poetry begin with the same letter

Question 11

Give an example of alliteration

Answer 11

The beautiful baby burped

Question 12

How would you explain alliteration

Answer 12

Whether hard or soft sound are created and what impact they have on you

Question 13

What is onomatopoeia

Answer 13

It describes the sound that an action makes

Question 14

Give an example of onomatopoeia

Answer 14

Crash!! Hiss! Bang!

Question 15

How would you explain onomatopoeia

Answer 15

Whether a hard or soft sound is created and what impact this has on you

Question 16

What’s the four steps to answering a link question

Answer 16

1. Quote the word(s) from the linking sentence which look back
2. Explain in your own words what topic or idea these words refer to
3. Quote the word(s) from the linking sentence which look forward
4. Explain in your own words what topic or idea these words refer to

Question 17

What do commas do

Answer 17

Can introduce a list or be used as brackets (if there are 2)

Question 18

What are colon used for

Answer 18

Introducing a list, quotations, explanations, elaboration or summary

Question 19

What are semi-colon used for

Answer 19

A list, to create more emphasis on part if the list, to show balance or contrast between two clause or used instead of a conjunction

Question 20

How to you answer context questions

Answer 20

1. Explain the meaning of the word

2. Explain the context. (words/description around the word helping you to work out the meaning)

Question 21

What can lists do

Answer 21

Lists can indicate the amount of something or how long something takes. A list of verbs, for example, might imply a lot of action.
E.g. I stopped, I stumbled and ran until I couldn’t breathe

Question 22

What does repetition do

Answer 22

Repetition usually emphasises something, but you have to be able to explain WHAT it emphasises.
E.g. The sea, the sea, the beautiful sea

Question 23

What is a climax

Answer 23

There will be a sense of progress in the sentence, feeling as if it is leading to something and finishing with the most powerful point
E.g. He pulled the life, saw its blade glint in the sun, then he plunged it in her heart

Question 24

What does an anti-climax do

Answer 24

There will be a sameness of progress in the sentence, feeling as if it is leading to something and yet finishing with the least important/dramatic point
E.g. He pulled the knife, saw its blade glint in the sun, then he reached for a roll and butter

Question 25

What does parenthesis do

Answer 25

1. This is when there is EXTRA INFORMATION enclosed by a pair of commas, brackets or dashes
2. It may affect the tone of a sentence by adding, for example, humour
3. It may made the meaning of something clearer with the extra detail
4. If parenthesis is left out it would leave something missing from the sentence

Question 26

What are inverted commas used for

Answer 26

These are used for quotes and direct speech (dialogue). They can also show when words are being used in an unusual way or unfamiliar
E.g. She definitely is “special”

Question 27

What are dashes used for

Answer 27

Can be used in the same way as a colon can also be used to show PARENTHESIS
(When there are 2)

Question 28

What is inversion

Answer 28

This is when the normal word order of a sentence is revered or changed. It is usually used to emphasis a particular word or part of a sentence.
E.g. Back we went to school
The pain I could not take!