Language Techniques

Question 1

Imagery

Answer 1

words and phrases that create vivid experiences or a picture for the reader.

Question 2

Simile

Answer 2

compares to things to create a vivid image in the reader’s mind

Question 3

Metaphor

Answer 3

directly compares one thing to another for rhetorical effect

Question 4

Flashbacks

Answer 4

used within a plot to insert past events in order to provide context to the current events of a narrative

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

two or more words that start with the same sound and are used repeatedly in a phrase or sentence

Question 6

Personification

Answer 6

you give human characteristics, including thoughts, feelings or actions to something non-human, like objects.

Question 7

Assonance

Answer 7

two words that occur in a sentence that share the same vowel sounds

Question 8

Colloquial language

Answer 8

casual forms of communication in the written form

Question 9

Dialect

Answer 9

used when establishing different characters in a story. It is a type of language that is spoken by people in a particular geographical area

Question 10

Enjambment

Answer 10

used in poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of the line or verse

Question 11

Hyperbole

Answer 11

over the top or exaggerated sentence

Question 12

Irony

Answer 12

when words or ideas are used in a sarcastic or humorous way to imply the direct opposite of what they mean

Question 13

Onomatopoeia

Answer 13

words describing a sound from a noise

Question 14

Oxymoron

Answer 14

two words that are typically not associated with one another are used together

Question 15

Pathos

Answer 15

used to stir up feelings of sadness

Question 16

Repetition

Answer 16

repeated words or phrases

Question 17

Rhyme

Answer 17

a sound that corresponds to another

Question 18

Rhythm

Answer 18

The measured flow of words and phrases

Question 19

Symbolism

Answer 19

use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

Question 20

Tone

Answer 20

used to create a specific mood or feeling in a text

Question 21

Allusion

Answer 21

something from a completely unrelated context is referred to indirectly

Question 22

Anaphora

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repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence or sentences

Question 23

Anecdote

Answer 23

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Question 24

Cliché

Answer 24

a type of expression or phrase that is extremely popular and over-used, they tend to lose their original meaning but serve a different purpose in a text

Question 25

Consonance

Answer 25

the repetition of consonants throughout a sentence or phrase.

Question 26

Contrast

Answer 26

two or more objects, events or characters that directly oppose each other

Question 27

Didaché

Answer 27

intentionally pushing forward a particular moral message to the reader

Question 28

Ellipses

Answer 28

creating a pause for dramatic or suspenseful effect

Question 29

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 29

human feelings are given to inanimate objects

Question 30

Satire

Answer 30

mocks certain aspects of human nature or behaviour

Question 31

Allegory

Answer 31

characters often stand for abstract concepts that teach a lesson through an interesting story

Question 32

Ambiguity

Answer 32

double or multiple meanings

Question 33

Analogy

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a point-by-point comparison between two dissimilar things

Question 34

Antagonist

Answer 34

a character that opposes the protagonist (evil)

Question 35

Ballad

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a narrative poem that was originally meant to be sung

Question 36

Cacophony

Answer 36

harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds produced by a combination of words

Question 37

Catalog

Answer 37

a long list of anything

Question 38

Character

Answer 38

the vehicle (person, animal, creation) that moves the story forward

Question 39

Characterization

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refers to the techniques employed by writers to develop characters

Question 40

Climax

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the conflict of the story begins to reach a turning point and begins to be resolved

Question 41

Conceit

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an elaborate figure of speech comparing two very dissimilar things

Question 42

Visual imagery

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qualities of how something looks visually to best create an image in the reader's head

Question 43

Auditory imagery

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used to explain things, ideas and actions using sounds that appeal to our sense of hearing

Question 44

Tactile imagery

Answer 44

engages the sense of touch in a text

Question 45

Exclamation

Answer 45

a sudden cry or remark expressing surprise, strong, emotion or pain

Question 46

First-person pronouns

Answer 46

refers to the speaker or writer

Question 47

Collective language

Answer 47

a word or phrase that refers to a group of people or things as one entity