Techneque And Terms

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

A comparison where on thing is compared to another using like or as
For example
The boy is as fast as a thunderbolt

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A comparison where on thing is said to actually be another
For example
Sharks teeth are diamonds

Question 3

Personification

Answer 3

When you assign the qualities of a person to something the isn’t human or something that isn’t alive
For example
The chair started walking away

Question 4

Alliteration

Answer 4

The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words to create an affect
For example
Lazy lion

Question 5

Onomatopoeia

Answer 5

A word the imitates a sound
For example
The thunder roared

Question 6

Pattern of three

Answer 6

Listing three things to create a specific effect
For example
Point,evidence,effect

Question 7

Language for emotive effect

Answer 7

Words and phrases deliberately used to provoke a specific emotional reaction
For example
The puppy got stepped on by the owner

Question 8

Rhetorical question

Answer 8

A question that is asked for effect rather than for an answer
For example
Do you think the book can talk?

Question 9

Adjective

Answer 9

A word that describes a place person or thing
For example
the quick rabbit

Question 10

Verb

Answer 10

A doing or being word that has a tense(past,present and future)
For example
The boy is throwing the football.

Question 11

Phrase

Answer 11

A group of words that can be understood as a unit
For example
Behind the football pitch

Question 12

Clause

Answer 12

A type of phrase that includes a subject and an active verb
For example
Also the he is very funny

Question 13

Simple sentence

Answer 13

The most basic form of sentence consisting of a subject and a verb
For example
He ran

Question 14

Compound sentence

Answer 14

A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunction such as for,and ,nor and more
For example
My brother bought a sandwich and it was nice

Question 15

Complex sentence

Answer 15

A sentence that has a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses
For example
Even though I hate chocolate, I’m going to eat it anyway.

Question 16

Punctuation

Answer 16

Marks used to aid the understanding of a piece of writing
For example
He was late-very late- almost too late

Question 17

Assonance

Answer 17

where the same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different
Example:He passed her a sharp, dark glance, she shot a cool, foolish look across the room

Question 18

Allegory

Answer 18

Story with a double meaning

Example: there are good allegory’s in George Orwell’s Animal Farm