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English 11 Public

GCSE Language Paper 2

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What technique is this? "The headmaster was a dragon."

Metaphor

15

What technique is this? "You hold me like water in your hands."

Simile

15

What technique is this? "I'm as excited as a kid on Christmas morning."

Simile

15

What technique is this? "This car is automatic, systematic, hydromatic..."

Rule of 3

15

What technique is this? "Tiny Tim talked timidly."

Alliteration

15

What technique is this? "Slithering snakes wove through the grass."

Sibilance

15

What technique is this? "Outside the window, the wind continued to howl."

Onomatopoeia

15

What technique is this? "These abhorrent and destructive actions must be dealt with properly."

Emotive Language

15

What technique is this? "The sun kissed my face."

Personification

15

What technique is this? "He was a real Scrooge."

Allusion

15

What technique is this? "It cost an arm and a leg to buy you that!"

Hyperbole

15