Unfamiliar language features Flashcards

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“my winged thoughts” is an example of which language feature

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Metaphor

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2
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“The moon said its goodbyes” is an example of which language feature

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Personification

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“like a lamb to the slaughter” is an example of which language feature

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Simile

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“I was sad but the sun brought a smile to my face.” is an example of which language feature

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Symbolism

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5
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“Bang!” is an example of which language feature

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Onomatopoeia

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“Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog-fox gone to ground.” is an example of which language feature

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Assonance.

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“He was bad” is an example of which language feature (hint: not statement)

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consonance.

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“And the silken sad uncertain rusting of each purple curtain” is an example of which language feature

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Sibilance.

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“Many are called, but few are choosen” is an example of which language feature

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Antithesis

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10
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“All Blacks are the world champions.” is an example of which language feature

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Statement

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11
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“I could sleep or a year” is an example of which language feature

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Hyperbole

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12
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“broken leg” is an example of which language feature

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Adjective

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13
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“My - personal” is an example of which language feature

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Pronoun

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14
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“Faster” is an example of which language feature

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Comparative

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15
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“Biggest” is an example of which language feature

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Superlative

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16
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“You must go to that store!” is an example of which language feature

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Imperative

17
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mockery and poking fun is an example of which language feature

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Satire

18
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Conveying the opposite to the meaning, usually humour, is an example of which language feature

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Irony

19
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a play on words is an example of which language feature

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pun

20
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“It was the best of terms, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” is an example of which language feature

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Juxtaposition

21
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“cruel kindness” is an example of which language feature

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Oxymoron

22
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“Time. Time has gone.” is an example of which language feature

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Repetition

23
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An implied answer is also known as

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rhetorical questions.

24
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“On her white breast a sparking cross she wore.
Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore.”

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Enjambment