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NCEA L1 Language Features

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a simile

a)

a comparison using 'like' or 'as'

b)

a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

c)

a describing word

d)

a doing word

2.

comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

3.

"The trees swayed in the wind". What is the language feature?

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Person

d)

Metaphor

4.

What is Alliteration?

a)

using the same letter sound to start a series of words

b)

using only the letter "a" to start a series of words

c)

repeating words over and over

d)

creating emotional impact

5.

conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')

a)

pun

b)

irony

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Oxymoron

6.

"She's feeling blue" is an example of what language feature?

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Adjective

d)

Connotation

7.

What is an extended metaphor?

a)

a writer's or speaker's choice of words

b)

A type of alliteration in which the "s" sound is repeated.

c)

a metaphor which extends over several lines or sentences

d)

a metaphor which only applies to long things eg. a ruler

8.

Repeated word patterns, to emphasize their importance and to help the audience remember them.

a)

Repetition

b)

Parallel Construction

c)

Listing

d)

Parallelogram

9.

"Mary!" "Yes." "Coffee." What is the language feature?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Minor sentence

d)

Listing