Identify
The abandoned factory stood on the horizon like a rusting monolith.
simile
home
Warmth, safety, comfort, belonging, family.
happy
Joyful, delighted, cheerful, elated, ecstatic, contented...
Explain the function of a colon in a sentence.
It introduces an explanation, elaboration, quotation, or a list.
What is an alliteration?
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of adjacent or closely connected words.
The city at night was a tangled web of neon lights and shadow.
metaphor
shrieked
Extreme fear, sudden alarm, high pitch, loss of control, panic.
angry
Furious, enraged, irate, incensed, annoyed, hostile...
Explain the function of parenthesis (using dashes, brackets, or commas) in a sentence.
It inserts extra, non-essential information (an aside, clarification, or detail) into the main sentence.
To encourage the reader to agree / consider the point being made
What literary technique is used when an author uses words that imitate the actual sound they describe?
Onomatopoeia.
The wind whispered through the dark trees.
personification
slithered
Deceitfulness, sneakiness, danger, stealth, snake-like behaviour
difficult
Challenging, arduous, strenuous, demanding, tough, rigorous...
Explain what effect a long sentence containing multiple clauses often creates.
It can create a sense of building momentum, an overwhelming quantity of details, a sense of chaotic activity, or a smooth, continuous flow.
What is an oxymoron?
A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are placed together for effect (e.g., deafening silence).
I’ve told you a million times to double-check your answers.
hyperbole
austere
Harshness, severe simplicity, lack of comfort, strict discipline, coldness
reluctant
Hesitant, unwilling, resistant, loath, disinclined, wary...
Explain what effect a very short sentence often creates.
It creates a sense of drama, impact, urgency, emphasis, or a sudden pause/shock.
What is the term for a question asked purely for rhetorical effect, where no actual answer is expected from the audience?
Rhetorical Question
After three weeks of unbroken torrential rain, he stepped outside and muttered, 'What lovely weather we're having.
Irony
cacophony
Harsh discordance, overwhelming noise, chaos, confusion, unorganized sound
ubiquitous
Omnipresent, pervasive, widespread, universal, everywhere, rife...
Identify the sentence structure technique used here: "Into the room walked the towering stranger."
Inversion (the normal word order is reversed to place emphasis on the action or subject at the end).
What is the difference between tone and mood in a text?
Tone is the writer's attitude toward the subject or audience, whereas mood is the feeling or atmosphere created in the reader.