Language Techniques and Effects

Which technique has been used here?
"The water... has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool."

• Adverbs
• Adjectives
• Onomatopoeias
• Similes

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the effect of the adjectives in the quote?
"The water... has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool."

• They help the reader to follow where the water is running to.
• They create a dark and ominous mood.
• They create a vivid image of a peaceful and bright natural environment.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which technique has been used in the quote?
"...Willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter’s flooding..."

• Metaphor / personification
• Simile
• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the effect of the technique used in the quote?
"...Willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter’s flooding..."

• The use of carrying debris and winter's flooding show that the leaves carry lots of things with them. 
• The use of carrying debris and winter's flooding show that  Steinbeck loves nature and the outdoors.
• The use of carrying debris and winter's flooding show that, although the description of nature is bright and warm, it has not always been that way.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What techniques have been used here?
"On the sandy bank under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them."

• Similes and adverb
• Verbs and metaphor
• Adjectives and onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the effect of the techniques used here?
"On the sandy bank under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them."

• The use of deep and crisp show that the leaves are like crisps. The use of skittering shows how scared the lizard is.
• The use of deep and crisp show that the leaves are dry and untouched. The use of skittering shows the speedy and nervous movement of the lizard as it moves through the leaves.
• The use of deep and crisp show that nature is scary. The use of skittering shows the men arriving.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which language technique has been used here?
'Lennie broke in. “But not us! An’ why? Because . . . . because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.” He laughed delightedly. “Go on now, George!”'

• Metaphor
• Adjective
• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the effect of the adverb used here?
'Lennie broke in. “But not us! An’ why? Because . . . . because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.” He laughed delightedly. “Go on now, George!”'

• The adverb shows how happy Lennie is all of the time.
• It shows that Lennie does not understand what is happening.
• It shows how easily pleased Lennie is and thus reflects his child-like nature.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What language techniques have been used here?
"She had full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages."

• Adverbs and simile
• Verbs and metaphor
• Adjectives and simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What are the effects of the language techniques used here?
"She had full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages."

• This shows that Curley's wife wears a lot of make-up and likes to dress herself up to look smart on the ranch. 
• The use of adjectives and similes are used so that the reader can create a really strong image of Curley's wife in their head. It helps the reader to understand the character. 
• The connotations of 'red' show the conflict and contrast within Curley's wife's character. She is both passionate and innocent, dangerous and sexualised. She is almost seen as a piece of meat by some of the men on the ranch. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5