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WorksheetsLiterary Techniques 3
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
"She has a heart of gold." Is an example of which device?
Simile
Metaphor
Juxtaposition
Ethos
Which is an example of foreshadowing ?
A pipe is going to burst, but before it does, the author writes a scene where the family notices a small dark spot on the ceiling, but ignores it.
The evening was still but suddenly a cool breeze started blowing and made a windy night.
When she entered her English class, she realised that she had forgotten her laptop in her locker
None of the above
"Beggars can’t be choosers" is an example of which device?
Juxtaposition
Analogy
Metaphor
Simile
Which 2 options are examples of a metaphor?
I wandered lonely as a cloud.
A lonely island of poverty
Cool as a cucumber
A valley of despair.
An extreme exaggeration in poetry/literature is known as a....
Exaggeration!
Assonance
Hyperbole
Enjambment
The stars on the Australian flag are an example of...
Symbolism
Repetition
Alliteration
Satire
Repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences
Anaphora
Alliteration
Iambic Pentameter
Simile
I need to look for a new job because I was let go today :(
Cliche
Metaphor
Euphemism
Symbolism
My favourite movie is The Night of the Living Dead.
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Cliche
Metaphor
Superman managed to save Lois just in the nick of time!
Cliche
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line.
Pun
Cliche
Personification
Imagery
This passage is a good example of an author's use of ....
You look beautiful in your shabby attire.
hyperbole
irony
oxymoron
contrast
I can resist everything except temptation.
oxymoron
irony
contrast
antithesis
The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
the meaning of a word
connotation
denotation
symbolism
The words "group," "clique" and "club" all have basically the same denotative meaning: a set of more than one person. Each of these words has a different connotative meaning, however. Which one has a negative connotive meaning?
group
clique
club
all of them
"The time, place and social setting within which a text was created, including the values of the time, the world events, major topics of discussion, key figures, etc."refers to...
setting
context
characterisation
values
The effect of juxtaposition is often to
show similarities between thoughts and ideas
to convey confusion and chaos in a text
to explore all perspectives of a thematic ideas in a text
encourage audiences to think about two things in relation to each other and draw conclusions about how they are similar and/or different, especially in regards to characters.
Two contradictory words or concepts used together to create a strange or complex thing/idea that still makes sense.
contrast
personification
oxymoron
comparison
“I broke the lamp.” is an example of...
first person perspective
second person perspective
third person perspective
fourth person perspective
Generally these are used to force audiences to come to the correct answer on their own, though sometimes they may be used to prompt audiences to think harder about a specific idea.
emotive language
oxymorons
onomatopoeia
rhetorical questions
The overall message or moral of a narrative which is intended to cause audiences to think on real-life issues or moral questions. Generally these are what defines the story and is a reoccurring feature throughout the text. There can be more than one of them.
perspectives
themes
characters
plot
