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Reading fiction: analysing language and the effects of writers' choices
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

In the study of a writer's language, a simile is:

  1. Word whose sound imitates the noise it describes
  2. Repetition of a consonant sound at the start of nearby words
  3. Comparison made using the word like or the word as
  4. Comparison that says one thing IS another
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✓ Answer: CComparison made using the word like or the word as
Award 1 mark. The comparison is signalled openly, which is what distinguishes a simile from a metaphor, where the comparison is asserted outright.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

In the study of a writer's language, a metaphor is:

  1. Question asked without expecting an answer
  2. Deliberate exaggeration used for effect
  3. Description of a sound using a word that imitates it
  4. Comparison that states one thing IS another, without like or as
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✓ Answer: DComparison that states one thing IS another, without like or as
Award 1 mark. Because the comparison is asserted rather than flagged, a metaphor often carries more force than the equivalent simile.
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