Language Techniques

Question 1

Personification

Answer 1

Give an object a human feeling or characteristic

E.g. The trees danced happily

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
E.g. slippery soap

Question 3

Onomatopoeia

Answer 3

a word from a sound associated with what is named

e.g thudding

Question 4

Simile

Answer 4

the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.
e.g. As fast as lightning

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

an indirect comparison between two things that aren’t alike but do have something in common, usually made by stating something is something else. E.g. he was a leprechaun

Question 6

Sibilance

Answer 6

A figure of speech in which a hissing sound is created within a group of words through the repetition of “s” sounds
E.g. sadly, sam sold seven venomous serpents to sally

Question 7

Rhetorical question

Answer 7

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer e.g. Was that the right thing to do ?

Question 8

Colloquial language

Answer 8

The linguistic style used for casual communication

E.g. I ain’t gonna do that

Question 9

Hyperbole

Answer 9

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
E.g. Ive done this a thousand times

Question 10

Imagery

Answer 10

Visually descriptive or figurative language.

E.g. The grass was so fresh that you could smell it in the air

Question 11

Noun

Answer 11

A noun is a word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas
E.g. The man walked across the road

Question 12

Verb

Answer 12

A verb is a word used to describe an action

e.g. he was cooking in the kitchen

Question 13

Adjective

Answer 13

a word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes it

E.g. she wore a beautiful dress

Question 14

Adverb

Answer 14

An adverb is a word that describes a verb

E.g. Slowly, he crawled to the finish line

Question 15

Repetition

Answer 15

A word that is used 2 or more times

E.g. The stars were bright, the light was bright

Question 16

Oxymoron

Answer 16

Two words that do not go together.

E.g. The silent rage of the old man

Question 17

Pronoun

Answer 17

a pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun

E.g.He, she, it, you, few, many…

Question 18

Abstract noun

Answer 18

A intangible item denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object
E.g. truth, danger

Question 19

Proper noun

Answer 19

a noun that identifies a single entity and is used to refer to that entity e.g. London, Jupiter, Sarah, or Microsoft

Question 20

Collective noun

Answer 20

a collective noun is a collection of things taken as a whole.
E.g. choir, group, band

Question 21

Noun

Answer 21

A noun is a word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas
E.g. The man walked across the road

Question 22

Verb

Answer 22

A verb is a word used to describe an action

e.g. he was cooking in the kitchen

Question 23

Adjective

Answer 23

a word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes it

E.g. she wore a beautiful dress

Question 24

Adverb

Answer 24

An adverb is a word that describes a verb

E.g. Slowly, he crawled to the finish line

Question 25

Repetition

Answer 25

A word that is used 2 or more times

E.g. The stars were bright, the light was bright

Question 26

Oxymoron

Answer 26

Two words that do not go together.

E.g. The silent rage of the old man

Question 27

Pronoun

Answer 27

a pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun

E.g.He, she, it, you, few, many…

Question 28

Abstract noun

Answer 28

A intangible item denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object
E.g. truth, danger

Question 29

Proper noun

Answer 29

a noun that identifies a single entity and is used to refer to that entity e.g. London, Jupiter, Sarah, or Microsoft

Question 30

Collective noun

Answer 30

a collective noun is a collection of things taken as a whole.
E.g. choir, group, band

Question 31

Assonance

Answer 31

Resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words either between their vowels or between their consonants
“killed, cold, culled” “hot, boat, throat”

Question 32

Dialect

Answer 32

A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group
E.g. howdy neighbour

Question 33

Dialogue

Answer 33

A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play or film
e.g. “Lisa “ said Laura, “I need help with the laundry”

Question 34

Dissonance

Answer 34

Dissonance is the use of impolite, harsh-sounding, and unusual words in poetry.
E.g. “the beautiful sunset, disrupted with the sounds of crying babies”

Question 35

Enjambment

Answer 35

Incomplete syntax at the end of a line; the meaning runs over from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation. Lines without enjambment are end-stopped.

Question 36

Irony

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is a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality.
E.g. Good job on missing that meeting

Question 37

Monologue

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A long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme
E.g. “i had a dream”

Question 38

Pathos

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Is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or a convincing story

Question 39

Rhyme

Answer 39

Correspondence of sound between between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

Question 40

Rhythm

Answer 40

Rhythm can be described as the beat and pace of a poem.Rhythm is created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line or verse.

Question 41

Caesura

Answer 41

Is a metrical pause or break in a verse where one phrase ends and another phrase begins.

Question 42

Symbolism

Answer 42

A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.

Question 43

Semantic field

Answer 43

A semantic field is a lexical set of words grouped by meaning that refers to a specific subject.

Question 44

Preposition

Answer 44

A word that tells you where or when something is in relation to something else.

Question 45

Article

Answer 45

Words such as “the” and “a” which combine with a noun to form a noun phrase.

Question 46

Declarative sentence

Answer 46

A sentence in the form of a statement

Question 47

Exclamatory sentence

Answer 47

An exclamatory sentence expresses strong emotion, and it ends with an exclamation mark.

Question 48

Interrogative sentence

Answer 48

An interrogative sentence is usually in the form of a question.

Question 49

Imperative sentence

Answer 49

An imperative sentence usually contains a command.