language feature examples

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

As quick as a wink.

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

Love is a battlefield.

Question 3

Personification

Answer 3

What can I say, the camera loves me!

Question 4

Hyperbole

Answer 4

She was my friend a million years ago, but we fell out.

Question 5

Ellipsis

Answer 5

And he was never seen again…

Question 6

Word Choice

Answer 6

Her withered hand shook as she struggled to reach.

Question 7

Parenthesis

Answer 7

I asked Miss Sinclair (who is currently head teacher) and she said that would be fine.

Question 8

Alliteration

Answer 8

Naughty gnomes knocked on my door.

Question 9

Short sentence

Answer 9

I’ve had it. Officially.

Question 10

Oxymoron

Answer 10

My desk is an organised mess.

Question 11

Tone

Answer 11

Sure, I really wanted people to cut me off today. That was sarcasm.

Question 12

Contrast

Answer 12

Last year the company experienced extreme profits, whereas this year they are in debt.

Question 13

Rule of three

Answer 13

I put my blood, sweat and tears into this.

Question 14

Emotive language

Answer 14

The innocent victims were devastated by the disgusting acts.

Question 15

Incorrect syntax

Answer 15

Powerful you have become, the dark side I sense in you.

Question 16

Repetition

Answer 16

And the list went on and on and on.

Question 17

Onomatopoeia

Answer 17

Suddenly, a loud creak echoes from downstairs.