Examples of Language devices

Question 1

Denotation

Answer 1

Home - denotes a place where one live

Question 2

Connotation

Answer 2

Home - connotes warmth and comfort

Question 3

Sematic field

Answer 3

‘ocean’,’waves,’seashore’ belong to the sematic field of the beach

Question 4

Verb

Answer 4

Danced, live, said

Question 5

Adjective

Answer 5

Garceful, peaceful, loud

Question 6

Adverb

Answer 6

Gracefully, peacefully, loudly

Question 7

Pronoun

Answer 7

I, you, he, she, they

Question 8

Simile

Answer 8

Her smile was as bright as the sun

Question 9

Direct metaphor

Answer 9

The world’s a stage

Question 10

Indirect metaphor

Answer 10

Time steals moments from our grasp

Question 11

Personafication

Answer 11

The wind whispered through the trees

Question 12

Zoomorphism

Answer 12

The politician displayed cunning, fox-like behaviour in the negotiations

Question 13

Alliteration

Answer 13

He ran rapidly round the racetrack

Question 14

Sibilance

Answer 14

The snake hissed as it slithered through the grass

Question 15

Assonance

Answer 15

The cat sat on the mat

Question 16

Consonance

Answer 16

Paddy’s potatoes were prepared to perfection

Question 17

Onotomatopoeia

Answer 17

The clock goes ‘tick-tock’ as time passes

Question 18

Contrast

Answer 18

(a poem that starts negative and end positive)

Question 19

Juxtaposition

Answer 19

The vibrant flowers stood before the dull, grey wall

Question 20

Oxymoron

Answer 20

Sad smile, bitter sweet

Question 21

Atmosphere

Answer 21

Eerie or warm atmosphere

Question 22

mood

Answer 22

rainy day = melancholic mood

Question 23

Tone

Answer 23

sarcastic tone - humourous but mean