Poetic Techniques
This technique repeats the same sound at the start of nearby words, like "the wind whispers wildly."
alliteration
When a narrator knows everything — the thoughts, feelings and actions of all characters — they use this type of narration.
Third person omniscient
In the short story 'Big World' the main character's best friend is called....
Biggie
A word that modifies a noun or pronoun, for example "the brilliant student", is called this.
Answer: An adjective
This genre typically features a crime, a detective, and a mystery to be solved.
Answer: Crime / detective fiction
A comparison that says one thing IS another, for example "Life is a rollercoaster."
metaphor
This technique jumps back in time to show events that happened before the current story moment.
Answer: Flashback
The main character of a story, around whom the plot revolves, is called this.
Answer: The protagonist
$200 — What type of clause is the first part of this sentence?: "Although it was raining, she went for a walk."
Answer: A subordinate/dependent clause
Gothic fiction commonly attempts to create an atmosphere of...
Answer: Dread, fear, suspense or horror
When a non-human subject is given human qualities, for example "The stars danced in the sky."
Personification
$300 — A hint or clue about what will happen later in the story is called this.
Answer: Foreshadowing
Shelia Moorehead's story 'At Seventeen' reaches a climax when...
Answer: the protagonist nearly drowns
$300 — This punctuation mark is used to show possession or to form a contraction, as in "it's" and "Sophie's bag."
Answer: An apostrophe
Dystopian fiction presents a society that appears perfect on the surface but is revealed to be this.
Answer: Oppressive / controlled / corrupt
This is the repetition of similar vowel sounds in nearby words, as in "the rain in Spain."
Assonance
$400 — When a story is told as though the narrator is speaking directly to the reader using "you", it uses this point of view.
Answer: Second person narration
Who is the main character in the novel 'Looking for Alibrandi'?
Josephine Alibrandi
$400 — When writing dialogue, does the punctuation appear inside, or outside, the speech marks?
Answer: Inside the speech marks
This narrative structure, common in fairy tales, involves a hero facing a series of tests before reaching a resolution.
Answer: The hero's journey / quest narrative
A 14-line poem with a set rhyme scheme, famously used by Shakespeare, is called this.
A sonnet
A narrator who lacks full understanding of the events they describe, causing the reader to question their account, is called this.
An unreliable narrator
A character archetype that represents pure evil and works to block the hero at every turn is called this.
Answer: The antagonist
In the sentence "The cat was chased by the dog", what type of voice is being used?
Answer: Passive voice
When a text deliberately blends two genres, such as a romantic thriller, it is described using this term.
Answer: Hybrid or cross-genre