Noughts & Crosses (Techniques Review)

An allusion is....

• A figure of speech combining two opposites.

• Comparing two things by saying one is the other.

• When a text makes reference to people, place, events, or even other texts outside of itself.

• When the plot or narration refers to an event that occurred in the past.

The following is an example of allusion in 'Noughts & Crosses':

• When Sephy and Callum meet on the beach for the 3rd time

• When 3 girls attack Sephy in the school bathroom

• When the McGregor family sit to watch the news together

• When the news reports a bombing at the 'International Trade Centre' by a terrorist group

The following line is an example of what technique: "Just remember, when you're floating up and up in your bubble, that bubbles burst"?

(Select all correct answers)

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

An aside is:

• A dramatic work in which the results in a successful or happy conclusion.

• A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work. 

• When a charater cooks a side dish on stage.

• Words spoken by an actor directly to the audience, but not "heard" by the other characters on stage during a play.

The following line is an example of which technique:

"And every word was flying zip-zap straight over my head"?

(Select all correct answers)

• Repetition

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Metaphor

The following line is an example of what technique: "I admit I miss the money but I wouldn't go back for all the stars in space"?

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Rhyme

• Flashback

Which of the following is NOT a theme in Act 1 of the play, 'Noughts & Crosses"?

• Friendship

• Betrayal

• Irony

• Discrimination

State one other theme you have identified in Act 1 of the play, 'Noughts & Crosses'.

The following line is an example of what technique: "Mum let out a howl like a wounded animal and sank to her knees"?

• Simile

• Imagery

• Allusion

• Metaphor

Which of the following is NOT a slang word used in the play?

• 'Blanker'

• 'Dagger'

• 'Bonkers'

• 'Vulgar'