Language Techniques

Matching sentences to the language technique they are using Each sentence represents a different language technique: see if you can pair them all up. Simile The room was as hot as an oven. Metaphor They had nerves of steel. Alliteration I am always anxious after exams. Onomatopoeia Snap! Rule of three It was dark, gloomy and dull. Hyperbole My dog is the most brilliant dog ever, in the history of dog cleverness. Rhetorical question Are we there yet? Touch The child's forehead was burning hot with fever. Taste The betrayal left a bitter taste in his mouth. Smell They detected wood-smoke; someone must be living nearby. Sound The children listened out for Santa's sleigh-bells on Christmas eve. Sight It was a lot to take in: the decorations; the ribbons; the happy, smiling faces; but most of all, my Grandma had made it. Personification Giving a non-human thing, human qualities: for instance, feelings. Pathetic fallacy Using the weather to mimic the mood of the writing.