LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES QUIZ 1

Which of the following examples is NOT a simile?

• The fire slithered up the tree trunk like a snake.

• His skin was drier than the Sahara desert.

• The beasts claws were as sharp as razors.

• Life is a rollercoaster - it is full of ups and downs.

Answer explanation

Similes use: 'like'. 'as', or 'than' to compare two things or ideas.

Metaphors are more definitive and use 'is'.

There are 5 main senses that are used to create imagery in the mind of the reader. What sense is 'olfactory' imagery?

• SIGHT

• TOUCH

• TASTE

• SMELL

Which TWO (2) techniques are being used in the following:

'The lake listlessly licked at the sand shores of the bay.

• ASSONANCE & SIMILE

• PERSONIFICATION & METAPHOR

• GUSTATORY IMAGERY & REPETITION

• PERSONIFICATION & ALLITERATION

GUSTATORY & TACTILE IMAGERY refers to...

• Taste & Touch

• Sound & Sight

• Sound & Touch

• Touch & Smell

Write an example of onomatopoeia

It's about drive, it's about power, we stay (a)   , we devour.

Identify the word class of the highlighted words.

'Inside the the heart of the shipwreck was a chest of gleaming jewels and forgotten knowledge.'

• PRONOUN & VERB

• PREPOSITION & NOUN

• ADVERB & ADJECTIVE

• VERB & NOUN

You should be ashamed of yourselves! It's because of politicians like you that our world is burning!

What language is being used in this speech?

• FIRST

• SECOND

• THIRD

• FOURTH

When someone tells a short personal story, this is known as...

• An adage

• An allegory

• An anecdote

• A ramble

What type of colour is 'cerulean'?

• BLUE

• GREEN

• YELLOW

• RED