Language Techniques

Alliteration is...

• Repetition of a sound at the start of the word

• Little words

• Repetition of a sound at the end of the word

• Rhyming words

Which is NOT an example of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

Hyperbole is when a word is...

• Repeated

• Exaggerated

• Important

• Rhyming

An oxymoron is when two words...

• Are the same

• Sound the same

• Contrast each other

• Rhyme

A question is rhetorical when it doesn't need an...

• Question mark

• Answer

• Meaning

• Capital letter at the start

Onomatopoeia is...

• A rhyming words

• A word that sounds like what it describes

• A word that is exaggerated

• A word with no meaning

A semantic field is...

• A group of words linked through meaning

• Imagery of a field

• A group of words that sound the same

• A group of words that contrast each other

Which two words are adjectives?

• Supernatural

• Cackle

• Melancholy

• Terror

Which two are oxymorons?

• Silky smooth

• Deafening silence

• Bitter sweet

• Very pleased

Which word is NOT a noun?

• Castle

• Ancient

• Ghost

• Fear