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Language Devices
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Quiz on Language Devices, created by Susannah Close on 29/01/2015.
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literary terms
gcse
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Question 1
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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor.
Answer
Heart of gold.
As good as gold.
Question 2
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Personification involves:
Answer
giving human characteristics to animals and inanimate objects.
giving humans animal characteristics.
Question 3
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How now brown cow is an example of sibilance.
Answer
True
False
Question 4
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Which isn't a metaphor?
Answer
Nice weather for ducks.
Submarine arcade.
my heart leapt...
he threw away his legs.
Question 5
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Select the adjectives:
Answer
terrible
Beautiful
Dog
tenderly
sparkly
Prince William
Question 6
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Anecdotes help to make your writing persuasive because they allow your reader to understand and empathise with a situation.
Answer
True
False
Question 7
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Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
Answer
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.
Question 8
Question
Identify the compound sentences.
Answer
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.
Question 9
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'To dive, to leave, to survive' is an example of personification.
Answer
True
False
Question 10
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Discussion between 2 or more people is called:
Answer
Monologue
Dialogue
Soliloquy
Question 11
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Which of the following are oxymorons:
Answer
Deafening silence
Pretty ugly
Random Order
Awfully luck
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