Language Features
Authored by Jo Culshaw
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which quote contains repetition?
"Lorraine knows which side her bread’s buttered on" (p. 163)
“Something bad, something evil had reached out and touched him as he crossed the road" (p. 22)
“The feeling of being an outcast in the town was still strong in Jamie’s mind" (p. 138)
“It drifted, alone, across the oily swells of the deep"
(p. 3)
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is a hyperbole?
A type of simile
An exaggerated claim not meant to be taken seriously
A figure of speech that uses understatement
All of the above
Answer explanation
A hyperbole is an exaggerated claim used to express a strong feeling and not meant to be taken seriously.
Such as "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
3.
MATCH QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Simile
"It was like an electric shock" (p. 59)
Foreshadowing
"She’d been watching him, helping him, calling him" (p. 203)
Personification
"He had this instant eerie feeling that something was very wrong with Port Barren" (p. 23)
Repetition
"The boat was dead" (p. 3)
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
“Something bad, something evil had reached out and touched him as he crossed the road" (p. 22)
Which word describes the mood in this quote?
Optimistic
Uneasy
Hopeless
Ominous
5.
MATCH QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Characterisation /characters
Refers to the attitude the author takes toward the audience and subject
Tone
Refers to time periods, geographic locations, immediate surroundings, day, or times of year employed in the story
Setting
Refers to how the author describes people in the novel
Motif
Refers to a series of reoccurring details/ objects/ images that have symbolic importance in the novel
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which statement uses hyperbole?
Jamie’s walk went on forever.
Butcher knew Jamie wouldn’t be a threat.
Butcher left Jamie at Flaherety’s Curse to die.
Archie tells Jamie a story about the wanderers in Port Barren
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
"Jamie knew, right at the core of his being, that he was … meant to be standing in that clearing, drinking in the dawn" (p. 89).
This quote contains which literary device?
Alliteration
Personification
Repetition
Metaphor
Answer explanation
"drinking in the dawn"
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