Use of terminology to describe language devices in non-fiction

Question 1 of 10

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The journalist uses the ( idiom, simile, hyperbole ) 'just the tip of the iceberg' to describe the number of homeless people. This ( analyses, exaggerates, implies ) that they are just a small part of a much wider problem.

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Question 2 of 10

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The phrases 'dreadful cruelty' and 'meaningless slaughter' are examples of the way the writer uses ( emotive, metaphorical, statistical ) language to argue for greater protection of elephants.

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Question 3 of 10

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The phrase 'one in eight children' is an example of the writer's use of ( symbolic, statistics, sympathetic ) to convince the reader that more needs to be done to stop child labour in India.

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Question 4 of 10

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The writer uses ( logical, descriptive, literal ) connectives like 'firstly' , 'secondly' and 'finally' to organise the ideas in her letter to the councillor so that they make a ( compelling, impelling, colourful ) argument against closing the playgroup.

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Question 5 of 10

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The article is aimed at college students and so the writer uses ( colloquial, eloquent, descriptive ) phrases such as 'chill out' to engage that target ( number, audience, person ).

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Question 6 of 10

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In ( confirming, thinking, suggesting ) that the London smog 'enters in at every pore' the writer is using ( hyperbole, rhetoric, empathy ) to emphasise the impact of pollution on local inhabitants.

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Question 7 of 10

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In beginning the article with the question 'Do you like great music?' the writer is using a ( rhetorical, logical, comical ) device to engage the reader's interest.

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Question 8 of 10

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The writer uses the ( simile, metaphor, adjective ) 'like a giant's dustbin' to suggest that the slag-heap is enormous and disgusting.

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Question 9 of 10

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Dickens uses the ( verbs, adverbs, adjectives ) 'hardened', 'swarthy' and 'grizzly' to ( emphasise, focus, analyse ) the rough appearance of the adult prisoners who were sharing the cells with young boys 'not yet fourteen years old'.

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Question 10 of 10

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In describing her own humorous experiences last year of working at the music festival the writer is using personal ( anecdote, antidote, analysis ) to engage her readers and to ( argue, persuade, suggest ) them to consider applying for a similar summer job this year.

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Use of terminology to describe language devices in non-fiction

Use of terminology to describe language devices in non-fiction

Question 1 of 10

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The journalist uses the idiom simile hyperbole( idiom, simile, hyperbole ) 'just the tip of the iceberg' to describe the number of homeless people. This analyses exaggerates implies( analyses, exaggerates, implies ) that they are just a small part of a much wider problem.

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Question 2 of 10

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The phrases 'dreadful cruelty' and 'meaningless slaughter' are examples of the way the writer uses emotive metaphorical statistical( emotive, metaphorical, statistical ) language to argue for greater protection of elephants.

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Question 3 of 10

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The phrase 'one in eight children' is an example of the writer's use of symbolic statistics sympathetic( symbolic, statistics, sympathetic ) to convince the reader that more needs to be done to stop child labour in India.

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Question 4 of 10

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Question 5 of 10

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The article is aimed at college students and so the writer uses colloquial eloquent descriptive( colloquial, eloquent, descriptive ) phrases such as 'chill out' to engage that target number audience person( number, audience, person ).

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Question 6 of 10

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In confirming thinking suggesting( confirming, thinking, suggesting ) that the London smog 'enters in at every pore' the writer is using hyperbole rhetoric empathy( hyperbole, rhetoric, empathy ) to emphasise the impact of pollution on local inhabitants.

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Question 7 of 10

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In beginning the article with the question 'Do you like great music?' the writer is using a rhetorical logical comical( rhetorical, logical, comical ) device to engage the reader's interest.

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Question 8 of 10

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The writer uses the simile metaphor adjective( simile, metaphor, adjective ) 'like a giant's dustbin' to suggest that the slag-heap is enormous and disgusting.

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Question 9 of 10

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Dickens uses the verbs adverbs adjectives( verbs, adverbs, adjectives ) 'hardened', 'swarthy' and 'grizzly' to emphasise focus analyse( emphasise, focus, analyse ) the rough appearance of the adult prisoners who were sharing the cells with young boys 'not yet fourteen years old'.

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Question 10 of 10

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The journalist uses the ( idiom, simile, hyperbole ) 'just the tip of the iceberg' to describe the number of homeless people. This ( analyses, exaggerates, implies ) that they are just a small part of a much wider problem.

The phrases 'dreadful cruelty' and 'meaningless slaughter' are examples of the way the writer uses ( emotive, metaphorical, statistical ) language to argue for greater protection of elephants.

The phrase 'one in eight children' is an example of the writer's use of ( symbolic, statistics, sympathetic ) to convince the reader that more needs to be done to stop child labour in India.

The article is aimed at college students and so the writer uses ( colloquial, eloquent, descriptive ) phrases such as 'chill out' to engage that target ( number, audience, person ).

In ( confirming, thinking, suggesting ) that the London smog 'enters in at every pore' the writer is using ( hyperbole, rhetoric, empathy ) to emphasise the impact of pollution on local inhabitants.

In beginning the article with the question 'Do you like great music?' the writer is using a ( rhetorical, logical, comical ) device to engage the reader's interest.

The writer uses the ( simile, metaphor, adjective ) 'like a giant's dustbin' to suggest that the slag-heap is enormous and disgusting.

Dickens uses the ( verbs, adverbs, adjectives ) 'hardened', 'swarthy' and 'grizzly' to ( emphasise, focus, analyse ) the rough appearance of the adult prisoners who were sharing the cells with young boys 'not yet fourteen years old'.