Literary terms

Question 1

Adjective

Answer 1

Describing word
–> ‘blue’, ‘enormous’

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

Repetition of same sounds
–> ‘The slimy snake slithered away’

Question 3

Plosive alliteration

Answer 3

Repetition of P and B sounds

Question 4

Sibiliant alliteration

Answer 4

Repetition of S sounds

Question 5

Dental alliteration

Answer 5

Repetition of D and T sounds

Question 6

Guttural alliteration

Answer 6

Repetition of G, R and C sounds

Question 7

Fricative alliteration

Answer 7

Repetition of F, Ph and V sounds

Question 8

Assonance

Answer 8

Repetition of noun sounds
–> Fat and cat

Question 9

Allusion

Answer 9

Brief, recognisable reference to a person, place of event

Question 10

Ambiguity

Answer 10

More than one possible meaning/interpretation

Question 11

Asyndetic listing

Answer 11

A list using commas
–> Mum, Dad, Xander, Hugo and the dogs

Question 12

Colloquial language

Answer 12

Informal language
–> ‘nicked’, ‘pinched’ instead of ‘stole’

Question 13

Conosonance

Answer 13

Repetition of double consonants in middle of words
–> ‘better buy some butter’

Question 14

Declarative mood

Answer 14

Sentence that expresses a statement
–> ‘he stood there, waiting’

Question 15

Direct address

Answer 15

Speaking directly to someone

Question 16

Dysphemism

Answer 16

Opposite of euphemism
–> extreme way of saying something
–> ‘his heads was blown off and there was blood everywhere’

Question 17

Euphemism

Answer 17

Inoffensive word subsitiuted in place of a hurtful one
–> ‘passed away’ instead of ‘died’

Question 18

Hyperbole

Answer 18

Exaggeration
–> ‘the pain of twenty thousand daggers stabbing me in the heart’

Question 19

Imagery

Answer 19

Descriptive or metaphorical use of language used to create a vivid picture

Question 20

Imperative mood

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Sentence that expresses a command
–> ‘pick that up’

Question 21

Interrogative mood

Answer 21

A sentence that expresses a question
–> ‘do you want this’

Question 22

Juxtaposition

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Placing different things together to either create a comparison or to contrast

Question 23

Lexical field

Answer 23

A group of words with associated meanings and uses - all related

Question 24

Metaphor

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Something said about something else
–> ‘dark green pebbles for eyes’

Question 25

Modal verb

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Expressed a degree of possibility of necessity
–> ‘could’, ‘might’, ‘should’, ‘may’

Question 26

Monosyllabic lexis

Answer 26

Single-syllable words
–> ‘How could you?’

Question 27

Noun

Answer 27

A naming word
–> ‘chair’, ‘penguin’, ‘man’, ‘ghost’

Question 28

Onomatopoeia

Answer 28

Words that sound like the noise they are describing
–> ‘buzz’

Question 29

Oxymoron

Answer 29

Contrasting terms combine
–> ‘definitely maybe’

Question 30

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 30

Attribution of human feelings to objects in nature, especially weather

Question 31

Personification

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Something taking on human characteristics
–> ‘the car looked at me’

Question 32

Plosive language

Answer 32

Powerful letters such as B and P
–> ‘Batman, big shot

Question 33

Polysyllabic lexis

Answer 33

More than one syllable in each word
–> ‘very, very pretty’

Question 34

Polysyndeton

Answer 34

A list or series of words that’s connected with the repeated use of the same conjunction
–> ‘and’ ‘or’

Question 35

Semantic field

Answer 35

Group of words in the same topic
–> ocean - ‘blue’ ‘water’ ‘waves

Question 36

Staccato

Answer 36

Disjointed, rapid, sharp speech or writing
–> ‘Gas! Gas! Quick boys!’

Question 37

Stichomythic dialogue

Answer 37

Rapidly alternating lines of conversation

Question 38

Superlative

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Word that emphasises the extremes
–> ‘best’ ‘worst’

Question 39

Syndetic listing

Answer 39

A list using the word ‘and’
–> ‘Mum and Dad and Xander and Hugo and the dogs’

Question 40

Tautology

Answer 40

When the same thing is said twice
–> ‘reverse back’ ‘stupid idiot’

Question 41

Tricolon

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Listing three things to build momentum
–> ‘Cry God for Harry, England, and St. George’

Question 42

Verb

Answer 42

A doing word
–> ‘run’ ‘swim’ ‘write’