Language Features 1
A word that sounds similar to the sound it's describing.
Onomatopoeia.
Comparing two things using "like" or "as".
Simile.
What is the most commonly used letter in the English language?
E
What was the name of the town George and Lennie were running away from at the beginning of the story?
Weed.
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
Giving a non-human thing human-like qualities.
Personification.
When a word or phrase is repeated noticeably throughout a text.
Repetition.
What was the name of the theatre in which Shakespeare's plays were usually performed for the first time?
The Globe Theatre.
Who shot Candy's dog?
BONUS for double points: name the model of gun.
Carson.
Gun model: Luger.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.
A direct command or instruction to the audience.
Imperative.
An exaggeration.
Hyperbole.
Who wrote "Frankenstein"?
A. Mary Shelley
B. Percy Shelley
C. Jelly McNelly the Smelly Felly
D. Edgar Allan Poe
A. Mary Shelley
What was the term for the job that George and Lennie were employed to do on the ranch?
Bucking barley.
I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
A keyboard.
When two contrasting things are placed side-by-side to emphasise both.
Juxtaposition.
A question that is asked in such a way that the answer is implied.
Rhetorical question.
Which of the following films is NOT based on a book:
A. Hunt for the Wilderpeople
B. The Conjuring
C. Gladiator
D. Wicked
B. The Conjuring
How much money did Candy get as compensation when his hand was torn off?
$250
I am not alive, but I can grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. I don’t have a mouth, and yet I drown. What am I?
Fire.
Name this language feature:
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
Alliteration
A reference to a text of cultural or social significance within another text.
Allusion.
How many volumes (books) make up the full Oxford English Dictionary?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20
D. 20
What were the two things that Lennie hallucinated in Chapter 6?
(must get both)
I’m light as air, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for long. What am I?
Breath.