Literary Techniques

Question 1

Name as many literary techniques as you can (remember snaps caves)

Answer 1

Sensory appeal, setting, contrast, weather, semantic field of…. , verb choice, punctuation, simile, anecdotes, personification, onomatopoeia, sentence length, narrative voice, adverbs, emotive language, alliteration, hyperbole, cliff hanger, foreshadowing, rhyme,

Question 2

Light imagery

Answer 2

Usually associated with a human characteristic; the imagery of light and darkness is no exception.

Question 3

Wrapaplum

Answer 3

W- why are you writing this?
R- rhetorical question/ repetition
A- audience
P- polite language
A-alliteration
P-personal pronouns
L-lists of 3
U- unless, if, because
M-modal verbs (would,could)

Usually for persuasive writing

Question 4

A forest creeps

Answer 4

Anecdotes.
Facts and statistics.
Opinion.
Repetition.
Exaggeration.
Sentence structure.
Triadic lists.
Comparatives/superlatives.
Rhetorical question.
Emotive language.
Engaging language.
Punctuation.
Sarcasm and humour.

Question 5

Short snappy sentence

Answer 5

Increase tension. Maybe lots is happening or a harsh response

Question 6

Longer sentence

Answer 6

Things are going on forever, very descriptive, helps imagine we are there.

Question 7

First person

Answer 7

I

Question 8

Third person

Answer 8

He/she

Question 9

Narrative voice

Answer 9

Using first and or third person

Question 10

Adverbs

Answer 10

Can capture mood or emotion

Question 11

Contrast

Answer 11

The bad seems worse when there’s something good. A tonal shift. Emphasis of goodness or badness.

Question 12

Emotive

Answer 12

Brings about emotion

Question 13

Semantic field

Answer 13

Words from the same area of life.

Question 14

Onomatopoeia

Answer 14

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Sounds like their meaning

Question 15

Alliteration

Answer 15

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words.

Question 16

Cliff hanger

Answer 16

A dramatic ending to something, leaving the audience in suspense to find out what will happen.

Question 17

Hyperbole

Answer 17

Over exaggerated statements not to be taken literally

Question 18

Foreshadowing

Answer 18

Frequent warnings / indications of a future event (often a bad one)

Question 19

Rhyme

Answer 19

Correspondence of sounds usually at the ending lines of a poem

Question 20

Simile

Answer 20

A figure of speech involving a comparison between two things using like or as

Question 21

Semantic field

Answer 21

A group of words from the same topic.

Question 22

Is staging, what are the 8 main areas which can be used to make the scene more interesting and lively

Answer 22

costume, masks and make-up
• music and sound
• lighting
• space
• set
• props
• movement, mime and gesture
• voice and language