N5 English RUAE

Which of the following would best describe why writers use ellipsis?

1. To create a pause for effect

2. To create tension

3. To create humour

4. To indicate a tailing off of thoughts or interrupted speech

all of the above

Which of the following would best describe why writers use a colon?

1. To join together two similar or contrasting sentences

2. To introduce a list

3. To introduce further expansion or elaboration

4. To introduce a quote

2,3,4

I Never had she read such a sad book as War and Peace' What structural technique is this an example of?

Inversion

Alliteration is when a number of words begin with the same _________ in a text.

Sound

Definition of irony

when words or phrases are used in a way where the writer actually wants them to mean something different, or even the opposite of what is being said

Description of inversion

When the normal word order is reversed, to place emphasis on a particular word or phrase