WorksheetsLanguage Features L2 Functional Skills English
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
'The task was as large and as intimidating as a mountain'
This is an example of which literary technique?
metaphor
simile
personification
oxymoron
'The meeting was a rollercoaster'
This is an example of which literary technique?
Hyperbole
alliteration
simile
metaphor
'You seem absolutely over the moon'
What is this phrase an example of?
idiom
repetition
oxymoron
alliteration
”Passionate people pushed over the statue.”
This an example of which technique?
personification
direct address
alliteration
rule of 3
”It is vital to make climate decisions for the people, by the people, of the people.”
Which language feature is being used in the phrase above?
emotive language
simile
rule of three
direct address
”ActiveClean, your one-stop shop for a sparkling house. ActiveClean.”
This is an example of which language features?
emotive language
rhetorical question
hyperbole
repetition
”I’m afraid of heights, please stop sending me leaflets for skydiving! Is this supposed to be some kind of joke?”
This an example of which language feature?
Idiom
Rule of 3
Rhetorical Question
direct address
”If this was the last piece of chicken in the world I wouldn’t eat it. Not after it’s been in Buster’s mouth!”
This is an example of which language feature?
Hyperbole
Rhetorical Question
Alliteration
Rule of 3
'You may be wondering how my story began. Well, so do I. I have never been able to remember the early events of my life.'
This is an example of which language feature?
alliteration
personification
direct address
idiom
”The wonderful company gave generous compensation for the incident.”
This is an example of which language feature?
Rhetorical Question
Emotive Language
Repetition
Alliteration
”The poor recycling bins, I watched every day as they sat there, overflowing with food waste.”
This is an example of which literary technique?
Hyperbole
Idiom
Alliteration
Personification
