Language devices

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

A descriptive phrase that uses like or as

Question 1

Metaphor

Answer 1

Descriptive phrase. Says something IS something else

Question 2

Hubris

Answer 2

Overwhelming pride that lead to a character’s downfall. Character is aware of their fall

Question 3

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 3

The weather reflects the mood of the story

Question 4

Imagery

Answer 4

When images are created in the readers mind through the use of descriptive words and phrases

Question 5

Pun

Answer 5

Deliberate play in words to suggest another meaning

Question 6

Onomatopoeia

Answer 6

Words that sound like what they describe. Whoosh

Question 7

Alliteration

Answer 7

A series of words that start with the same letter or sound

Question 8

Cliché

Answer 8

A hackneyed and overused phrase

Question 9

Connotation

Answer 9

The hidden or deeper meaning of a word

Question 10

Hyperbole

Answer 10

Exaggeration for dramatic affect

Question 11

Homophone

Answer 11

Words that sound the same but are spelt differently

Question 12

Foreshadowing

Answer 12

Hints or clues are given about what may happen later in the story

Question 13

Juxtaposition

Answer 13

2 ideas, themes or characters are written next to each other to highlight their differences

Question 14

Oxymoron

Answer 14

Two contradictory words are used together

Question 15

Genre

Answer 15

A specific type of novel.

Question 16

Personification

Answer 16

When an inanimate object is given human description

Question 17

Idiom

Answer 17

Where the thing you are saying doesn’t make literal sense