language techniques

Question 1

simile

Answer 1

Phrases that use like or as. For example,
Her voice is like velvet
His smile is as bright as the sun

Question 2

metaphor

Answer 2

A comparison between two unrelated things. For example,
Time is a theif
Life is a rollercoaster

Question 3

onomatopoeia

Answer 3

Words that imitate the sound it represents
for example,
Crash
Bang
Buzzz

Question 4

personification

Answer 4

Giving human qualities to non human things for example,
The flowers danced in the breeze

Question 5

hyperbole

Answer 5

exaggerating for emphasis for example,
i’m so hungry i could eat a horse

Question 6

irony

Answer 6

expressing the opposite of what it expected for example,
“what a beautiful day” when it’s actually raining

Question 7

imagery

Answer 7

using descriptive writing to create mental images

Question 8

juxtaposition

Answer 8

when contrasting elements are placed side by side for example,
The bright sun shone down on the desolate, abandoned streets

Question 9

angry

Answer 9

indignant

Question 10

scary

Answer 10

blood-curdling
spine-chilling

Question 11

fierce

Answer 11

menacing

Question 12

walk

Answer 12

amble/ambled
walking at a slow pace

Question 13

beautiful

Answer 13

bewitching
enchanting/delightful

Question 14

benevolent

Answer 14

kind/generous

Question 15

pathetic fallacy

Answer 15

when the weather reflects on a persons mood

Question 16

rule of 3

Answer 16

3 words that are describing one thing

Question 17

sibilance

Answer 17

when you repeat words in a row that begin with the letter s

Question 18

zoomorphism

Answer 18

when you give a human the features of an animal

Question 19

paradoxical

Answer 19

strange

Question 20

sad

Answer 20

morose

Question 21

fed up

Answer 21

exasperated

Question 22

lazy

Answer 22

lackadaisical

Question 23

big

Answer 23

gargantuan

Question 24

calm

Answer 24

serene

Question 25

happy

Answer 25

jubilant

Question 26

evil

Answer 26

malevolent

Question 27

oxymoron

Answer 27

silent scream

Question 28

semi colon ;

Answer 28

connecting two ideas by replacing and

i went to the shops ; i couldn’t find my wallet

Question 29

colon :

Answer 29

use to replace because

i’m so angry : i lost my phone

Question 30

sibilance

Answer 30

3 or more words beginning with s

Question 31

rule of 3

Answer 31

3 words all describing one thing

Question 32

zoomorphism

Answer 32

giving a human the features of an animal

Question 33

loud

Answer 33

tumultuous

Question 34

mysterious

Answer 34

enigmatic

Question 35

pain

Answer 35

anguish

Question 36

likely to cause harm

Answer 36

injurious

Question 37

perfect example

Answer 37

epitome

Question 38

having mixed ideas

Answer 38

ambivalent

Question 39

to elucidate my point further

Question 40

hard

Answer 40

intensive