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A monster within: reading and writing Gothic fiction
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What is a simile?
when the weather reflects the mood (usually of the main character)
giving something that is not an animal, animal characteristics
using 'like' or 'as' to compare two things that are not the same ✓
comparing two things that are not the same, by stating that one 'is' the other
when the word sounds like the noise it represents
What is pathetic fallacy?
when the weather reflects the mood (usually of the main character) ✓
giving something that is not an animal, animal characteristics
using 'like' or 'as' to compare two things that are not the same
comparing two things that are not the same, by stating that one 'is' the other
when the word sounds like the noise it represents
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
shout
hurt
hush ✓
quiet
screech ✓
Which of the following is an example of zoomorphism?
The lightning cracked like a whip overhead
The teacher hissed an inaudible silencing command in his direction ✓
The trees danced freely in the warm summer breeze
She could see him, prowling through the aisles, his narrow eyes flashing ✓
They came thundering down the corridor like a herd of wild elephants
What might 'angular' mean?
soft and curved
smooth and flawless
having sharp turns or corners ✓
unappealing and unattractive
stiff and still
Starting with the first, put the following words in order from most loud to least loud.
1
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screeched
2
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screamed
3
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shouted
4
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spoke
5
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murmured
6
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whispered
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