Lesson T2.2.4
T2.2.4 Literary and rhetorical devices in writing Quiz: KS3 English, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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What is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of words called?
- Onomatopoeia
- Alliteration
- Oxymoron
- Assonance
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Which literary device directly compares two things using the words 'as' or 'like'?
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
- Hyperbole
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Which device gives a non-human object a human quality, such as whispering?
- Alliteration
- Personification
- Pun
- Oxymoron
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What is the main effect of using a rhetorical question in a speech?
- Providing literal data
- Confusing the listener
- Ending the text
- Engaging the audience
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Which literary device directly states that one thing is another without using 'like'?
- Onomatopoeia
- Alliteration
- Simile
- Metaphor
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Which literary device involves deliberate and extreme exaggeration for emphasis?
- Simile
- Hyperbole
- Metaphor
- Oxymoron
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What term describes a list of three parallel words or phrases for effect?
- Oxymoron
- Tricolon
- Euphemism
- Anaphora
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Which device is used when words imitate the sounds they represent?
- Assonance
- Sibilance
- Alliteration
- Onomatopoeia
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What term describes a phrase pairing two contradictory words together?
- Metaphor
- Oxymoron
- Personification
- Hyperbole
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Which device gives human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas?
- Hyperbole
- Personification
- Onomatopoeia
- Simile
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What term is used for a question asked merely for effect without expecting an answer?
- Tricolon
- Rhetorical question
- Oxymoron
- Euphemism
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Which literary device directly compares two things by stating one is another?
- Personification
- Alliteration
- Metaphor
- Simile
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What effect does a sudden short sentence typically create in a paragraph?
- Gentle rhythm
- Increased tension
- Complex detail
- Extended description
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What term describes a mild or indirect word substituted for a harsh one?
- Oxymoron
- Metaphor
- Euphemism
- Hyperbole
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Which device repeats the same initial consonant sound in neighbouring words?
- Alliteration
- Onomatopoeia
- Tricolon
- Anaphora
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What term describes the repetition of a word at the start of successive sentences?
- Tricolon
- Anaphora
- Alliteration
- Hyperbole
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Which specific device relies on the repetition of the 's' sound in close words?
- Onomatopoeia
- Sibilance
- Alliteration
- Assonance
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Which device is identified when a writer states 'The world is a stage'?
- Personification
- Simile
- Hyperbole
- Metaphor
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Which literary device compares two things explicitly using 'like' or 'as'?
- Personification
- Simile
- Oxymoron
- Metaphor
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What term defines an extravagant overstatement used for dramatic impact?
- Oxymoron
- Tricolon
- Euphemism
- Hyperbole
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