Term 3 Techniques Quiz

I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

• Hyperbole
• Hyperbolie
• Hyperbale
• Hyperboly

The repeated use of an s or s sound (clue: creates an almost hissing sound)

• repetition

• Poetry

• Sibilance

• noise

Saying that a dove is a reference to peace is an example of:

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Symbolism

Assonance involves:

• Symbols

• Colours

• Repeating vowel sounds

• Using like or as

A short personal story

• Jargon

• Anecdote

• Credibility

• Hyperbole

The quality of being trusted and believed in.

• Jargon

• Anecdote

• Credibility

• Hyperbole

Special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.

• Jargon

• Anecdote

• Credibility

• Hyperbole

When three adjectives or phrases are listed.

• Generalisation

• Bias

• Rule of three

• Connotation

Giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing

• Personification

• Reason

• Repetition

• Similie

Play on words, usually in humour

• Assonance

• Cliche

• Pun

• Colloquial Language