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The main purpose of travel writing is...
to inform and entertain the reader
to persuade the reader to visit
To make the reader laugh
To describe a place
What is sibilance?
Alliteration
Alliteration of the letter S
a metaphor
personification
which of the following lines use the technique sibilance?
Beneath the surface, there was crashing, crunching waves
Beneath the surface, there was nothing
Beneath the surface, there was stillness, vastness, silence
Beneath the surface, there was a wandering whale
What effect can sibilance have on the reader
It creates a soft sound
It emphasises the meaning in the line
It sounds like a hissing snake
It is catchy
Which of the following are language techniques?
metaphor
question
contrast
list
Which of the following lines are metaphors?
This is Mother Nature’s secret place, her private art studio
This is like Mother Nature’s secret place, her private art studio
This looks like Mother Nature’s secret place, her private art studio
People whisper in respect to the sleeping giant
Which of the following are structural devices?
simile
onomatopoeia
contrast
speech
What impact does a list have on the reader?
It can make the reader feel that they have to remember a lot of things
It can make the reader take notice
It can make the experience more detailed and exciting for the reader
It makes the reader bored
What structural technique is being used in these lines: "The secret of putting flippers on is that there is no secret. There is no right or wrong way to put on flippers. There is no such thing as a left or right flipper. If you remember flippers go on your feet, you can’t go far wrong."
repetition
list
short sentences
rhetorical question
What must you include in an analytical paragraph on a writer's use of language?
quotation
terminology
one word analysis
reader
what terminology would you use to define the underlined word: It covers the crater sides with a shine that makes it sparkle
adverb
adjective
metaphor
simile
What terminology would you use to define the underlined word? "...tourist attraction has just exploded on to the scene.."
adverb
adjective
verb
emotive language
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