Which of the following would be the best answer if you were asked to comment on the effectiveness of the choice of the word fumed in the sentence On the horizon fumed the volcano?
fumed
On the horizon fumed the volcano
It describes the smoke coming out of the volcano
It has connotations of being angry/threatening/bad-tempered
It helps the reader picture the scene
Which of the following would be the best answer if you were asked to comment on the effectiveness of the choice of the word gatekeepers in the sentence:
gatekeepers
Women are not only important consumers in their own right but they also act as gatekeepers to the rest of the family?
Women are not only important consumers in their own right but they also act as gatekeepers to the rest of the family
A gatekeeper decides who can come in through the entrance and can close the door on someone they consider undesirable
Women have a protective role in deciding who or what comes into the family setting
A gatekeeper is responsible for deciding who may or may not be admitted into the premises and can close the door on someone they consider undesirable. In the same way, the women doing the family shopping have a protective role, and decide whether or not to allow certain items of food into the family home
Which language technique is used in this sentence: The road was a ribbon of moonlight?
The road was a ribbon of moonlight
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Which would be the best answer if you were asked to comment on the effectiveness of the road was a ribbon of moonlight?
the road was a ribbon of moonlight
This is an effective description as it emphasises that the moonlight was shining on the road
This is an effective description as it emphasises that the road could not be seen because of the darkness
This is an effective description as it not only emphasises how the moonlight lit up the road but suggests how long and straight that road was
Which sentence structure feature is used in the following sentence?
Out went the old idea of doing your duty to your country; in came the new idea that the individual should strive for his own satisfaction and happiness.
Out went the old idea of doing your duty to your country; in came the new idea that the individual should strive for his own satisfaction and happiness
Colon
Semi-colon
Parentheses
Which of the following would be the best answer if you were asked to comment on the effectiveness of the sentence structure in the following sentence?
The semi-colon creates a balanced sentence structure, with contrasts between the words out went/in came and old/new
out went/in came
old/new
The writer uses a semi-colon to introduce a fuller explanation of the first part of the sentence
The writer explains that a change in attitude occurred with the passage of time and people became less interested in the country as a whole and more concerned with themselves
Which sentence structure technique is used in the following sentence?
But has the last word been said? Must hope disappear? Is defeat final? No!
Rhetorical question
List
Repetition
A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower,
Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour..
Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour.
Ellipsis
Build-up to a climax
He was afraid of a lot of things - the closet door that never stayed closed in his bedroom, spooky movies about vampires - but most of all, the rats.
He was afraid of a lot of things - the closet door that never stayed closed in his bedroom, spooky movies about vampires - but most of all, the rats
Parenthesis
Inversion
He was a modest man – with much to be modest about. What is the tone of this statement?
He was a modest man – with much to be modest about.
Humorous
Sarcastic
Emotive