English close reading techniques

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Quiz on English close reading techniques, created by Emma Bryden on 07/01/2014.
Emma Bryden
Quiz by Emma Bryden, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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What does Hyperbole mean?
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  • An extreme exaggeration
  • An understatement
  • A pause in the sentence, caused by punctuation.

Question 2

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What is Litotes
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  • An extreme exaggeration
  • An understatement
  • Repetition of a vowel sound

Question 3

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What is Assonance
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  • Repetition of a consonant sound
  • Changing of the word order to create empathies on a particular word
  • Repetition of a vowel sound

Question 4

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Inversion
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  • Changing of the word order for effect
  • A word that sounds like a sound
  • chatty or conversational

Question 5

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Juxtaposition
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  • Two opposing ideas that are right next to each other (Nothing in between)
  • Two opposing ideas that are near to each other
  • language that is associated with a particular area. Eg. Biology

Question 6

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Colloquial
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  • A chatty or conversational tone
  • Words that tell you extra info, enclosed in commas, brackets or dashes
  • Deeply moving or distressing

Question 7

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What is Jargon
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  • Language that is associated with one area. Eg. Biology
  • Strong p/b sounds, which have an explosive effect
  • A punctuation mark in the middle of a line

Question 8

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What is a Plosive
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  • A sound that sounds like a sound
  • No punctuation at the end of a line so the words flow on
  • A strong p/b sound

Question 9

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Caesura
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  • A punctuation mark in the middle of a line
  • No punctuation at the end of a line so the words flow on
  • An understatement

Question 10

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Enjambment
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  • repetition of the e sound
  • A question that was asked, not to be answered
  • No punctuation at the end of a line so the words flow on

Question 11

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Poignant
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  • understatement
  • Deeply moving or distressing
  • Strong B/P sounds, which have an explosive effect
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