Starter quiz
- ______ is the mood or feeling of a piece of writing.
- 'atmosphere' ✓
- Pathetic fallacy is...
- when two or more words begin with the same letter
- when the weather reflects the mood ✓
- when the writer begins each paragraph with the same phrase
- when the word sounds like the noise it represents
- when a comparison is made between two things that are similar, but not the same
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- An extended metaphor is...
- a comparison of two things are that not the same using 'like' or 'as'
- a comparison of two things are that not the same
- a comparison of two things that are not the same that runs throughout a text ✓
- a comparison of two different characters and their contrasting views
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- Why is the moon often present in Gothic settings?
- the moon is white, and white is a Gothic colour
- the moon is the opposite to the sun, which makes it represent evil
- it comes out at night, which is a dark time when mysterious things can happen ✓
- we often associate the moon with supernatural occurrences ✓
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- What does oppressive mean?
- kind and benevolent
- cruel and harsh ✓
- weak and mild
- angry and spiteful
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- Which of the following story openings creates the most ominous atmosphere?
- Bright, white snow lined the roofs ahead...
- Hard, bullet-like rain pelted the pavements...
- Beaming, the sun smiled down on the village...
- The thick, black night cloaked the ruins... ✓
- A light fog spread through the street...
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