Language & Poetry
7 free practice questions with explanations
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Language & Poetry: example questions & answers
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'The wind whispered through the trees.' Which technique is this?
- ASimile
- BPersonification✓
- CAlliteration
- DRhyme
Answer: Giving the wind a human action ('whispered') is personification.
'As brave as a lion' is an example of:
- AA metaphor
- BA simile✓
- COnomatopoeia
- DA pun
Answer: A simile compares using 'like' or 'as' — 'as brave as a lion'.
'The classroom was a zoo.' Which technique is this?
- ASimile
- BMetaphor✓
- CAlliteration
- DRhyme
Answer: A metaphor says something IS something else (without 'like'/'as') — the classroom was a zoo.
'Slippery snakes slithered silently' uses which technique?
- AMetaphor
- BAlliteration✓
- CPersonification
- DSimile
Answer: Alliteration is the repetition of the same starting sound — the 's' sounds here.
'Bang!', 'Crash!' and 'Buzz' are examples of:
- AOnomatopoeia✓
- BSimile
- CMetaphor
- DRhyme
Answer: Onomatopoeia is when a word imitates the sound it describes.
Which pair of words rhymes?
- ACat / dog
- BMoon / soon✓
- CTree / leaf
- DSun / star
Answer: Rhyming words end with the same sound: 'moon' and 'soon'.
Which word completes the simile: 'as cold as ___'?
- Afire
- Bice✓
- Csand
- Dthe sun
Answer: 'As cold as ice' is a common simile.