Language Features 1
Simile
A describing word
Adjective
When words or phrases are repeated.
Repetition
Who won the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
South Africa
Time is a theif
Metaphor
A doing word
Verb
Showing how two things are different.
Contrast
Which national football team does Christiano Ronaldo play for?
Portugal
The wind whispered secrets
Personification
a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
When words have the same or similar end sounds, especially at the end of lines.
Rhyme
Which rugby player has the most caps for the All Blacks?
Sam Whitelock
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Alliteration
Words like “I,” “you,” “we,” or “me.”
Personal Pronoun
The overall feeling or attitude the speaker shows through the words they use.
Tone
Who tore their Achilles in game 7 of the 2025 NBA finals?
Tyrese Haliburton
The bees buzzed
Onomatopoeia
A word that describes how something is done
Adverb
The feelings or ideas linked to a word beyond its basic meaning
Connotations
What was the last time the Warriors made the NRL grand final?
2011