Techniques- impact 1

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

Creates a vivid image in the audience’s mind, helping to engage and absorb them

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

Creates an image that can help the audience understand new, complex or conceptual information by means of something they already understand

Question 3

Extended metaphor

Answer 3

Builds evocative images into a piece of writing and make prose more emotionally resonant, encourages audiences to think in abstract ways

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

Can lend atmosphere to a setting or give lifelikeness to an object or animal that might otherwise seem dull. It can help readers connect with the parts of a story or poem that aren’t the characters

Question 5

Anthropomorphism

Answer 5

Creates a sense of familiarity or empathy with the audience, and can make non-human entities more relatable and understandable

Question 6

Repetition

Answer 6

Emphasises the importance of a concept or idea to audiences

Question 7

Verbal irony

Answer 7

Can create suspense, tension or comic effect

Question 8

Understatement

Answer 8

Engages audiences, creates a tone, embeds comedic effects, or draws attention to something

Question 9

Socratic irony

Answer 9

Encourages deeper reflection and critical thinking from audiences

Question 10

Irony of the situation

Answer 10

Surprises audiences and helps them understand characters and themes

Question 11

Dramatic irony

Answer 11

Can make the audience feel above, wiser, more knowledgable, or even disparaging of the actions of the characters

Question 12

Hyperbole

Answer 12

Helps to emphasise part of the story and evoke a response from the reader

Question 13

Emotive language

Answer 13

Connects with your audience on a deeper level and persuades them to take action

Question 14

Imperative

Answer 14

Encourages the audience to immediately act or respond

Question 15

Powerful verb

Answer 15

Creates a more vivid picture in audience’s minds, helping them visualise the precise action of the story

Question 16

Objective language

Answer 16

Informs the reader without persuading or influencing their opinion

Question 17

Subjective language

Answer 17

Connects with audiences on a more personal level, sharing the author’s perspectives and inviting the audience to empathise with their point of view.

Question 18

Juxtaposition

Answer 18

Invite the audience to compare, contrast, and consider the relationship between those elements more closely

Question 19

Oxymoron

Answer 19

Creates a dramatic effect and forces the audience to stop and think about the complexity of an idea

Question 20

Assonance

Answer 20

Creates rhythm and mood through its use of repetition

Question 21

Alliteration

Answer 21

Creates a rhythm that is hard and fast, carrying the text forward

Question 22

Sibilance

Answer 22

Makes certain phrases or words more memorable for the audience

Question 23

Euphemism

Answer 23

Can make the listener, reader, or audience feel more at ease, can also hide/conceal the truth

Question 24

Allusion

Answer 24

Deepens the audience’s understanding of a work by creating an association between the work and the reference

Question 25

Colloquial language

Answer 25

Creates a sense of community and society in audiences and makes the text less formal and more approachable

Question 26

Symbolism

Answer 26

Acts as a visual aid for readers to better understand complex ideas of concepts, adds depth and layers of meaning to the text

Question 27

Personal pronouns

Answer 27

Can make the audience feel as if the story is being told to them individually

Question 28

Jargon

Answer 28

Can make the audience feel included whilst also alienated if they do not understand

Question 29

Rhetorical question

Answer 29

Emphasises a point or stimulates thought from the audience

Question 30

Positive/negative connotations of words

Answer 30

Encourages the audience to react positively/negatively to an idea/object/person

Question 31

Satire

Answer 31

Encourages the audience to express negative emotions towards a person or system in power

Question 32

Parody

Answer 32

Highlights absurdities, contradictions, or flaws, encouraging audiences to question and reflect on the original work or broader societal norms

Question 33

Absurdity

Answer 33

Challenges the audience’s conventional way of thinking and can provoke reflection on existential themes

Question 34

Analogy

Answer 34

Assists the audience to better understand a theme and appeals to their emotions and values

Question 35

Stream of consciousness

Answer 35

Enables the audience to better understand a character’s motivations and internal thoughts

Question 36

Consonance

Answer 36

Creates a rhythmic and musical effect that is often agreeable to audiences

Question 37

Tone

Answer 37

Evokes emotion from the audience

Question 38

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 38

Evokes a specific mood or feeling that usually reflects the author’s or a character’s internal state