Techniques

Question 1

Rhetorical question

Answer 1

A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than get an answer.

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A figure of speech that describes something by saying it’s something else. E.g. The classroom was a zoo.

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

Using “like” or “as” to compare one thing to something different. E.g. Sly like a fox.

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

Giving an inanimate object human feelings or actions. E.g. The moon smiled down on earth.

Question 5

Oxymoron

Answer 5

A figure of speech combining two contradictory words with opposing meanings. E.g. Bittersweet, organised chaos.

Question 6

Alliteration

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Foreshadowing

Answer 7

A warning or indication of future events. E.g. Romeo saying “Consequence yet hanging in the stars… with this night’s revels.”

Question 8

Hyperbole

Answer 8

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. E.g. I am so hungry I could eat all the food here.

Question 9

Imagery

Answer 9

Visually descriptive or figurative language. Different types of imagery: Natural (Flowers, trees etc.) Dark (Gore, horror etc.).

Question 10

Mood

Answer 10

How the author makes the reader feel using descriptive language or in a play lighting and props.

Question 11

Motifs

Answer 11

Recurring images, quotes, or concepts that take on a figurative or symbolic meaning throughout the story. E.g. In A Christmas Carol social injustice and Christmas are all motifs.

Question 12

Onomatopoeia

Answer 12

A word that sounds like what it is or means. E.g. Crash, bang and buzz.