Devices

Question 1

Personification

Answer 1

When an inanimate object or something non-human is described as if it has human qualities or feelings

Question 2

Simile

Answer 2

A comparison when one thing is said to be as or like another

Question 3

Metaphor

Answer 3

An image in which one thing is described as if it is another; not literally true.

Question 4

Alliteration

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When words close together repeat the same consonant, for emphasis.

Question 5

Assonance

Answer 5

Repetition of vowel sounds to. Create a particular effect, e.g ‘cool moonlight’

Question 6

Onomatopoeia

Answer 6

Words whose sounds echo what they describe, e.g, Bang! Crash! Bubbling…..

Question 7

Repetition

Answer 7

Emphasis and repetition of key ideas

Question 8

Colloquial language

Answer 8

This is language used in speech with an informal meaning. For example,”chill”, “out of this world”, “take a rain check”.

Question 9

Dialect

Answer 9

A version of a language spoken by people in a particular geographical area.

Question 10

Dialogue

Answer 10

A conversation between two people. (Speech)

Question 11

Dissonance

Answer 11

This is discordant combinations of sounds. For example, “the clash, spew and slow pang of grinding waves against the quay”.

Question 12

Enjambment

Answer 12

This device is used in poetry there a sentence continues beyond the end if the line or verse.

Question 13

Hyperbole

Answer 13

Is exaggerating for a purpose - it is not met to be taken literally. For example, “we gorged on the banquet of beans on toast”.

Question 14

Imagery

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This is where a string pictures or ideas are created in the mind of the reader.

Question 15

Irony

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This is where words or ideas are used humorously or sarcastically, to imply the opposite of what they mean.

Question 16

Monologue

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An uninterrupted monologue can show a characters importance or state of mind. Monologue can be in speech form, delivered in front of other characters and having a great thematic importance, or as a soliloquy where we see the character laying bare their soul and thinking aloud.

Question 17

Oxymoron

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This is where two words normally not associated are brought together. For example, “cold heat”, “bitter sweet”.

Question 18

Pathos

Answer 18

This is language that evokes feelings of pity or sorrow.

Question 19

Symbolism

Answer 19

Objects, colours, Sounds and places may work as symbols. They can sometimes give us an insight into the themes. So, snakes are often symbols of temptation as in the story of Adam and Eve.

Question 20

Tone

Answer 20

Tone is the creation of mood in a text, such as sadness, gloom, celebration, joy, anxiety, dissatisfaction, regret or anger.