Epic Language Techniques Quiz

What technique uses 'visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work'?

• Pun

• Imagery

• Statistics

• Juxtaposition

“Just like a moth drawn to a flame/ Oh, you lured me in; I couldn’t sense the pain.”

What technique is used in these lyrics?

• Metaphor

• Jargon

• Simile

• Personification

Which of these is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

• Shout

• Sizzle

• Crash

• Boom

"You are my strength when I am weak."

What is the narrative voice used in this quote?

• First person narration

• Second person narration

• Third person narration

• Omniscient narration

______________ refers to the feelings or ideas that a word invokes for readers, in addition to its literal meaning.

• Parallel Structure

• Positive or Negative Connotation

• Hyperbole

• Slang

"Pugs are adorably ugly," is an example of what technique?

• Emotive language

• Pun

• Colloquialism

• Oxymoron

'You, we, I, he, she, they' are examples of ___________?

• Personal Pronouns

• Adverbs

• Verbs

• Adjectives

"One day my heart may break

So please don't just casually take,

Or forsake

It when my health is at stake."

This is an example of what technique?

• Rhythm

• Assonance

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

What is this technique called?

"He aha te mea nui o te ao?

What is the most important thing in the world?

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

It is the people, it is the people, it is the people."

• Hyperbole

• Narrative voice

• Repetition

• Enjambment

What technique is described by this definition: 'The intentional choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.'

• Jargon

• Juxtaposition

• Adjectives

• Diction