GCSE English 2

Question 1

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'the wind whispered through the trees'?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Personification gives the wind a human quality (whispering) that it cannot literally possess.

Question 2

In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', what is the name of the feud between the two families?

Accepted Answer

The Capulet-Montague conflict

Answer

The play centres on the long-standing feud between the Capulet and Montague families in Verona.

Question 3

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of closely connected words?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Answer

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in neighbouring words.

Question 4

Which narrative perspective uses 'I' and 'me' to tell the story from one character's point of view?

Accepted Answer

First-person

Answer

First-person narration uses pronouns like 'I', 'me', and 'my' to tell the story from inside a single character's perspective.

Question 5

What does the term 'denouement' refer to in a story's structure?

Accepted Answer

The resolution after the climax

Answer

Denouement is the final resolution where loose ends are tied up after the story's climax.

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