Language Features

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing using the words like or as

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

Question 3

Alliteration

Answer 3

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of consecutive words

Question 4

Allusion

Answer 4

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Question 5

Assonance

Answer 5

Resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words, arising particularly from the rhyming of two or more stressed vowels, but not consonants (e.g. sonnet, porridge), but also from the use of identical consonants with different vowels

Question 6

Cliche

Answer 6

A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought

Question 7

Connotation

Answer 7

An idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning

Question 8

Ellipsis

Answer 8

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To add suspense

Question 9

Emotive Language

Answer 9

Emotive language refers to specific word choices that are made in order to elicit an emotional response from the reader/listener

Question 10

Hyperbole

Answer 10

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Question 11

Juxtaposition

Answer 11

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

Question 12

Neologism

Answer 12

A newly coined word or expression

Question 13

Onomatopoeia

Answer 13

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

Question 14

2nd Person POV

Answer 14

Saying words like you, us

Question 14

Oxymoron

Answer 14

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

Question 15

First Person Point of View

Answer 15

Spoken from the person affected

Question 16

3rd Person POV

Answer 16

talking about scene which the narrator isn’t in

Question 17

Pun

Answer 17

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings

Question 18

Synonyms

Answer 18

A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close

Question 19

Antonyms

Answer 19

Two words with opposite meanings

Question 20

Theme

Answer 20

The subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic

Question 21

Tone

Answer 21

Tone is a literary device that reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work

Question 22

Colloquialism

Answer 22

A word or phrase that is not formal or literary and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation

Question 23

Slang

Answer 23

A type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people

Question 24

Imperative

Answer 24

Of vital importance; crucial

Question 25

Repetition

Answer 25

The act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation

Question 26

Jargon

Answer 26

Special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand

Question 27

Euphemism

Answer 27

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing

Question 28

Listing

Answer 28

A list or catalogue.

Question 29

Minor sentences

Answer 29

A Minor Sentence is one that does not necessarily have a main verb in it, but which can be understood as a complete unit of meaning

Question 30

Stereotypes

Answer 30

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

Question 31

Elision

Answer 31

The omission of a sound or syllable when speaking

Question 32

Litotes

Answer 32

Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g. I shan’t be sorry for I shall be glad).