Language Features
A question that is posed by a writer or speaker that does not require an answer. eg: Have you ever wondered?
What is Rhetorical Question?
There was a storm approaching. The clouds looked angry and the wind was screaming through the trees…is an example of?
What is Personification?
Māori word for Love.
What is Aroha?
A describing word. eg: heavy, robotic, formulaic, dirty.
What is adjective?
You will complete the Unfamiliar Text Test.
When is next week?
When you compare two things using 'like' or 'as'
What is Simile?
The use of descriptive, figurative language that leaves the reader with a picture, or image, of what it being described.
What is Imagery?
English word for Taonga.
What is Treasure?
The letters a, e, I, o ,u
What is vowels?
The text you will be reading is
What is a poem?
Words that SOUND like the words they are describing. eg: buzz, hiss, crash, zoom.
What is Onomatopoeia?
The mood or atmosphere of a piece of writing.
What is Tone?
Author of 'Sad Joke on a Marae' & 'Haka'.
Who is Apirana Taylor?
A doing/action word. eg: jog, dance, spin, twirl.
What is a verb?
Number of paragraphs to write.
What is two?
A word or phrase used more than once to reinforce a point. eg: We must try. We must work harder.
What is Repetition?
A paragraph or verse in a poem.
What is a Stanza?
When is 1867?
When one word in a phrase contradicts another. eg: small giant, cruel kindness.
What is Oxymoron?
P in TEMPER stands for...
What is Purpose?
When you compare two things directly "my love is a flower"
What is Metaphor?
A word that ends with the same sound as another word, like hop and stop.
What is a Rhyme?
Te Rauparaha was a chief of ...
What is Ngāti Toa?
A feeling or emotion- a thing that you can not see. eg: happiness, anxiety, enthusiasm, hatred.
What is an abstract noun?
The Unfamiliar Text NCEA exam has ... texts.
What is Three?