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Which of the following are language features?
Vocabulary
Figurative language
Punctuation
Descriptive language
Sentence structure
Why do people use figurative language?
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasise an idea and make a point.
To be grammatically correct.
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.
A simile is a comparison of two different things using like or as.
True
False
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
Her hair is red.
She talks really loudly.
She gets really angry.
She spits when she talks.
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
A little exaggeration
Similar sounds
Compares two things using like or as
'Life is a roller coaster' is an example of what feature...
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Emotive Language
Choose the language feature used in the following: "A click of breaking branches"
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
Choose the language feature used in the following: "It sounded big."
"Everything sounds big in the woods."
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
Repetition
A device where seemingly opposite words are placed together for effect
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Pun
Euphemism
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