literature in English SS1 EXAM

The boys believed black birds bite.

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

The teacher is like an angry lion when she is mad.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Oxymoron

The wind was blowing so hard, the sun was scared to come out.

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Oxymoron

• Simile

Herbert's joking remark about finding the money in the bed foreshadows what event?

• His own death

• Mr. White’s final wish

• The burning of the paw

• The arrival of the Sergeant-Major

The paw moving in Mr. White's hand is an example of which literary device?

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

In the story, when the chess game is described, it symbolizes what larger theme in the story?

• Conflict and strategy

• Love and relationships

• Wealth and power

• Freedom and independence

What literary device is being used in the sentence, "The sound of footsteps grew louder as the man approached the door"?

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Symbolism

• Suspense

What literary device is at work when Herbert jokes, "Well, wish for something simple. How about those two hundred pounds to pay off the house?"

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

The line "It moved! It twisted in my hand like a snake!" uses which literary device?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Allusion

What literary device is being used when the wind is described as "howling" outside the house?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Irony