The Graveyard Book Language Techniques

'His business was an iceberg' is an example of a what?

• simile

• imagery

• metaphor

• repetition

'The world is a stage' is an example of a what?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

'She is as brave as a lion' is an example of a what?

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

'The leaves danced in the wind' is an example of a what?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

'The knife had a handle of polished bone, and a blade finer and sharper than any razor. If it sliced you, you might not even know you had been cut, not immediately' is an example of what?

• repetition

• imagery

• simile

• personification

'The thunder roared angrily in the sky' is an example of a what?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

'Her smile was a ray of sunshine' is an example of a what?

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

'He ran faster than the wind' is an example of a what?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

'You might think - and if you did - you would be right' is an example of what?

• Narrative POV

• Direct Address

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

'Abanazer Bolger had thick spectacles and a permanent expression of distaste, as if he had just realised that the milk in his tea was off' is an example of what?

• Repetition

• 1st Person POV

• Metaphor

• Simile