IMAGINATIVE TECHNIQUES
This technique compares two things, saying one thing is another thing.
What is a metaphor!
Asking a question not to receive an answer, but to make the reader think.
What is a rhetorical question?
This technique involves the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words.
What is alliteration?
The phrase "The golden sun dipped below the jagged mountain peaks, painting the sky in hues of orange and pink" is an example of this type of imagery.
What is 'visual imagery'?
What is the scientific term for a life-threatening allergic reaction?
Anaphylaxis
This is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point or create an effect.
What is hyperbole?
A short personal story to introduce or support a point.
What is a personal anecdote?
Identify the TWO techniques used in this quote from Dulce Et Decorum Est. "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, knock-kneed, coughing like hags..."
What is alliteration, simile and auditory imagery.
The phrase "The wind howled through the trees, rattling the windows with its ghostly cry" is an example of this type of imagery.
What is auditory imagery?
About what fraction of a human tooth is visible?
One-third
A contradiction that appears to be true, such as "deafening silence."
What is an oxymoron?
This perspective is characterised by the use of "I," "me," and "my," and excludes the audience from the issue.
This technique involves the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
What is assonance?
"The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen, warm and inviting" is an example of this type of imagery.
What is olfactory imagery?
What musical takes place in the land of Oz and contains the songs "I'm Not That Girl," "Wonderful," and "March of the Witch Hunters"?
Wicked
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is anaphora?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..." - Charles Dickens,
Identify the technique.
What is repetition/anaphora?
Identify the at least TWO techniques in this quote; "I spoke so much about myself the cancer almost disappeared
Jack she calls it, is a blind date with a parasite
who couldn’t finish his own meal"
Personal anecdote, personification/anthropomorphism, assonance, metaphor
"The juicy watermelon burst in my mouth, a perfect blend of sweetness and refreshing coolness" is an example of this type of imagery.
What is gustatory imagery?
What kinds of fish is Dory from Finding Nemo?
Dory is a blue tang.
What is anthropomorphism?
The rhetoric of appealing to the audience's emotions to persuade them.
What is pathos?
Identify TWO techniques used in this quote "In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two cool glasses of milk"
Anthropomorphism, Auditory Imagery/Onomatopoeia/ Run-on Sentence
The description "Her muscles tensed as she leapt over the hurdle, her heart pounding in her chest" combines this type of imagery with organic imagery.
What is kinesthetic/tactile imagery?
What facial feature was artist Frida Kahlo known for?
Her unibrow