Language Devices

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Test sobre Language Devices, creado por Susannah Close el 29/01/2015.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor.
Respuesta
  • Heart of gold.
  • As good as gold.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Personification involves:
Respuesta
  • giving human characteristics to animals and inanimate objects.
  • giving humans animal characteristics.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
How now brown cow is an example of sibilance.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Which isn't a metaphor?
Respuesta
  • Nice weather for ducks.
  • Submarine arcade.
  • my heart leapt...
  • he threw away his legs.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Select the adjectives:
Respuesta
  • terrible
  • Beautiful
  • Dog
  • tenderly
  • sparkly
  • Prince William

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Anecdotes help to make your writing persuasive because they allow your reader to understand and empathise with a situation.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
Respuesta
  • Dogs like to chase cats.
  • A smiling cloud.
  • Don't procrastinate now, put it off!
  • If I've told you once I've told you a million times.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Identify the compound sentences.
Respuesta
  • The rat ate cheese.
  • John likes to eat cake and watch Eastenders.
  • Because the human had gone out, the cat, John, licked his lips and looked at his prey; he was going to have to fend for himself tonight.
  • Graham didn't like sausages, because he was a vegetarian.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
'To dive, to leave, to survive' is an example of personification.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Discussion between 2 or more people is called:
Respuesta
  • Monologue
  • Dialogue
  • Soliloquy

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
Which of the following are oxymorons:
Respuesta
  • Deafening silence
  • Pretty ugly
  • Random Order
  • Awfully luck
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