Quiz on Writer's Effect

“an eerie ghost ship of an iceberg” is what figure of speech?

• Simile

• Synecdoche

• Metaphor

“An eerie ghost ship of an iceberg” tells us....

• There was a ghost ship in front of the visitors

• How huge and scary the iceberg was

• There were ghosts on the sea

The phrase “ an eerie ghost ship of an iceberg “ effectively shows how...

• Excited the narrator was

• How scared the narrator was

• nonchalant

What are the connotations of the word “loomed closer”?

• Inching forward in a threatening way

• Standing still

• Huge and scary

“Lumbering heavily” is a description of....

• The bear

• The ice

• The iceber

“Then the iceberg slowly twisted and turned” is what figure of speech?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personifation

“ billowing out in black” is an example of what sound device?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Imagery

“Billowing out in black” appeals to...

• Visual imagery

• Auditory imagery

• Tactile imagery

“That eyed them with cold eyed disdain” what is a synonymy for disdain

• Cunning

• Scorn

• Love

The difference between a metaphor and a simile is:

• Metaphors use likenesses while similes do not.

• Similes have words such as "like", or "as". Metaphors do not.

• There is no difference.