Language Features

What type of language feature is this?

'
The wind whispered through the trees.'

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

Personification is when you give an object or thing human qualities.

A comparison using as or like...

How does the author create a suspenseful and mysterious tone in the text?

• By using vivid descriptions of the environment

• By introducing a humorous character

• By providing a detailed history of the mansion

• By including a romantic subplot

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What is the setting of the story in The Mysterious Mansion?

• A haunted forest

• An abandoned mansion

• A bustling city

• A serene beach

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What emotions is the protagonist experiencing as she explores the mansion?

• Excitement

• Caution

• Joy

• Anger

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Match the following word classes.

• adverb

• beautiful

• pronoun

• run

• noun

• table

• adjective

• carefully

• verb

• he

What language feature is this? 'Stop, stop, stop!' shouted the teacher. ​ (a)  

What language feature is this? The man was as quiet as a mouse. ​ (b)  

The tall, towering, trees swayed in the wind. ​ (c)  

• repetition
• personification
• simile
• alliteration

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) adjectives

,

(b) nouns

,

(c) verbs

,

(d) adverbs

• dance

• long

• hop

• flowers

• nervously

• energetically

• horse

• shiny

• book

• quickly

• bumpy

• skip