English techniques

Question 1

What is an allegory?

Answer 1

A story , poem or picture that reveals a hidden meaning

Question 2

What is anthromophism?

Answer 2

Giving animals human characteristics

Question 3

What is a fairy tale?

Answer 3

A story for children with fantastical elements

Question 4

What is a dystopia?

Answer 4

An imagined state or society in which there is grest suffering or injustice

Question 5

What is irony?

Answer 5

A situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or different result.

Question 6

What is the definition of maxim?

Answer 6

A short memorable statement expressing a general truth.

Question 7

What is the definition of moral?

Answer 7

A principle or belief concerning right and wrong behaviour

Question 8

What is the definition of objective?

Answer 8

Objective is based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings.

Question 9

What is the definition of an omniscent narrator?

Answer 9

The third person narrator that knows all the characters feelings and actions

Question 10

What is propoganda?

Answer 10

Propoganda is the term used to promote fake ideas or an opinion and spread them .

Question 11

Bandwagon

Answer 11

The technique encourages you to do something as everyone else is
It is an example of “peer pressure”

Question 12

What is satire?

Answer 12

Satire is a term used to expose someone of corruption using humor , irony , exaggeration or riducule

Question 13

What is a noun ?

Answer 13

A noun is a word that represents a person , thing concept or place.

Question 14

Name calling

Answer 14

The technique involves calling the other person names

Question 15

What is a verb?

Answer 15

A verb is a doing word, a word to describe an action . For example walk,run.

Question 16

Testemonial

Answer 16

Expressing on how a celebrity or famous person may be involved in a brand or products to be albe to promote it

Question 17

What is an adverb?

Answer 17

An adverb is simply a word that describes a verb. For example He ate his breakfast quickly.

Question 18

What is a preposition?

Answer 18

A preposition is a word that tells you where you are.

Question 19

Foreshadowing?

Answer 19

A hint of what might happen later on in the book

Question 20

What is a hyperbole?

Answer 20

It is a technique used to exaggerate a point to get something across

Question 21

What does the word naive mean?

Answer 21

Lack of experience and ignorance of something

Question 22

What is the definition of cynical?

Answer 22

Disbeilieving and suspicious

Question 23

What does tyrannical mean?

Answer 23

Brutal leader

Question 24

Ineffectual?

Answer 24

Hopeless

Question 25

Totalitarian?

Answer 25

Where one leader has complete control

Question 26

What does unify mean?

Answer 26

Bringing together

Question 27

What does preside mean?

Answer 27

Lead over

Question 28

Narcissistic?

Answer 28

Someone who thinks about themselves a lot and admires themselves too much

Question 29

Confound?

Answer 29

Confused

Question 30

Repress?

Answer 30

To control what people do

Question 31

Manipulate?

Answer 31

To control and influence others

Question 32

What does prosperity mean?

Answer 32

A state of wealth

Question 33

Unanimous?

Answer 33

In complete agreement

Question 34

Apathy?

Answer 34

Lack of interest or concern

Question 35

Collusion?

Answer 35

Secret agreement to decieve others

Question 36

Scapegoat?

Answer 36

A person blamed for someone else’s wrong