Language features - editorial writing task (Year 10)

"Sunshine seeking school holidays" is an example of which language feature?

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Rhetorical question

"Although the population of Kangaroo Island is less than 5,000, around 140,000 people visit each year?!

Which language features are used?

• Imagery

• Facts & statistics

• Rhetorical question

• Logos

• Onomatopoeia

"The water was as cold as ice"

Which language feature is used?

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Logos

• Pathos

"Most had crystal clear water and clean white

sand, although lots also had smelly seaweed."

Which language feature is used here?

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

"The holidays flew by"

Which language feature is used here?

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

"I am energetic, adventure-seeking and enthusiastic"

Which language feature is used here?

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Rule of three

• Simile

"I have a mountain of homework"

Which language feature is used here?

• Onomatopoeia

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Rule of three

• Hyperbole

"And with a THUD, the door closed."

Which language feature is used here?

• Onomatopoeia

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Rule of three

• Hyperbole

"He's the apple of my eye."

Which language feature is used here?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Cliche

"The wave licks the shore."

Which language feature is used here?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Imagery

• Ethos