A Game of Polo Language Techniques

What language technique does the writer use when she calls the donkey races "Wacky Races'?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What language technique is used here: "We'll open the car boot" and "Oh yes, that's no problem"?

• Direct speech

• Metaphor
• Repetition
• Alliteration

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What language technique is used in: "We waited for eternity"?

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What structural technique does the writer employ when she questions whether the racers are coming? "Are they coming?"...I was beginning to lose faith in its happening"

• Rhetorical question
• Onomatopoeia
• Skepticism

• The delay adds to the tension and creates suspense.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

"Several vehicles went past, and some donkey-carts carrying spectators". How does this sentence create tension for the reader?

• It creates tension by suggesting a buildup of activity and potential for chaos or conflict.
• It creates tension by indicating a lack of activity and boredom
• It creates tension by implying that the vehicles and donkey-carts are not carrying any spectators
• It creates tension by suggesting a peaceful and calm atmosphere

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The.....................of 'coming' in "Coming, coming" shows the lack of organisation and the chaotic nature of the race.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The writer uses .....................imagery to evoke a sense of chaos and an oppressive atmosphere in "a cloud of fume and dust created by some fifty vehicles".

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What language technique is used in "fifty vehicles roaring up in their wake"?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• onamatopoeia

• Personification

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What language technique is used in "The two donkeys were almost dwarfed by their entourage"?

• Simile
• onomatopoeia

• Alliteration
• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the image of the 'dwarfed' donkeys evoke? They are dwarfed by their entourage.

• A sense of being small or insignificant, highlighting the chaotic nature of the race.

• A sense of being tall and imposing, highlighting the chaotic nature of the race.

• An image of being average in size
• A feeling of being powerful and dominant

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7