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Literary Techniques Table

Here are five literary techniques explained:

Alliteration

Two or more words begin with the same letter or sound close to one another.
Example: 'The bright, beautiful and busy city'.

Short sentences

Often used to create pace.
Example: 'The door slammed'.

Evocative verbs

Verbs chosen to have an impact on the mood or atmosphere.
Example: 'crept', 'captured', 'vanquished'.

Pathetic fallacy

The weather is used to reflect the mood of the situation or characters.
Example: Rain to suggest sadness or depression.

Simile

Two things are compared through linking words such as 'like' or 'as'.
Example: 'The moon was like a silver ball in the sky'.

Literary Techniques Table

Here are five different literary techniques explained:

Metaphor

One thing is described as another to suggest similarity.
Words such as 'like' or 'as' are not used.
Example: 'The silver ball in the sky.'

Appealing to the senses

The use of sound, taste, touch, sight or smell to bring a situation to life for readers.

Hyperbolic language

Exaggerating language for effect.
Often used to suggest emotion.
Example: 'Her heart felt like it was about to burst from her chest.'.

Personification

Something inanimate (non-human) is given human features.
Example: 'The windows winked at the street.'

Juxtaposition

Two things being seen or placed close together with a contrasting effect.

Plot Summary

1.1

Chapters 1-10

1.1.1Chapters 1 & 2 1.1.2Chapters 3 & 4 1.1.3Chapters 5 & 6 1.1.4Chapters 7 & 8 1.1.5Chapters 9 & 10 1.1.6End of Topic Test - Chapters 1-6 1.1.7End of Topic Test - Chapters 7-10

Characters

2.1

Jekyll & Hyde

2.1.1Dr Henry Jekyll 2.1.2Jekyll - Name & Quotes 2.1.3Mr Edward Hyde 2.1.4Jekyll/Hyde Quotes - Chapters 1-9 2.1.5Jekyll/Hyde Quotes - Chapter 10 2.1.6End of Topic Test - Jekyll & Hyde 2.1.7Exam-Style Questions - Mr Hyde

2.2

Other Characters

2.2.1Mr Gabriel John Utterson 2.2.2Dr Hastie Lanyon 2.2.3Minor Characters 2.2.4End of Topic Test - Other Characters

Gothic Genre

3.1

Gothic Elements

3.1.1Gothic Conventions 3.1.2Gothic Settings & Symbolism 3.1.3End of Topic Test - Gothic Conventions

Key Themes

4.1

Key Themes & Quotes

4.1.1Science 4.1.2Dual Nature of Man 4.1.3Religion & Sin 4.1.4Violence & Horror 4.1.5Victorian Gentlemen 4.1.6End of Topic Test - Key Themes & Quotes

Context & Author

5.1

Context & Author

5.1.1The Victorian Era 5.1.2Deacon Brodie & Freud 5.1.3End of Topic Test - Context & Author

Literary Techniques

6.1

Literary Techniques

6.1.1Language 6.1.2Structure & Form 6.1.3End of Topic Test - Literary Techniques

Grade 9 - Key Character & Theme Questions

7.1

Key Character & Themes - Linked Questions

7.1.1Grade 9 - Key Characters & Themes 7.1.2Extract Analysis - Jekyll 7.1.3Extract Analysis - Duality

Recap: Main Quotes

8.1

Characters Quotes

8.1.1Dr Henry Jekyll 8.1.2Mr Edward Hyde 8.1.3Mr Edward Hyde 2 8.1.4Utterson & Lanyon 8.1.5Poole, Enfield & Mr Guest

8.2

Text Structure - Quotes

8.2.1Jekyll's House & London 8.2.2Victorian Repression 8.2.3Religion 8.2.4Violence

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Plot Summary

1.1

Chapters 1-10

1.1.1Chapters 1 & 2 1.1.2Chapters 3 & 4 1.1.3Chapters 5 & 6 1.1.4Chapters 7 & 8 1.1.5Chapters 9 & 10 1.1.6End of Topic Test - Chapters 1-6 1.1.7End of Topic Test - Chapters 7-10

Characters

2.1

Jekyll & Hyde

2.2

Other Characters

2.2.1Mr Gabriel John Utterson 2.2.2Dr Hastie Lanyon 2.2.3Minor Characters 2.2.4End of Topic Test - Other Characters

Gothic Genre

3.1

Gothic Elements

3.1.1Gothic Conventions 3.1.2Gothic Settings & Symbolism 3.1.3End of Topic Test - Gothic Conventions

Key Themes

4.1

Key Themes & Quotes

4.1.1Science 4.1.2Dual Nature of Man 4.1.3Religion & Sin 4.1.4Violence & Horror 4.1.5Victorian Gentlemen 4.1.6End of Topic Test - Key Themes & Quotes

Context & Author

5.1

Context & Author

5.1.1The Victorian Era 5.1.2Deacon Brodie & Freud 5.1.3End of Topic Test - Context & Author

Literary Techniques

6.1

Literary Techniques

6.1.1Language 6.1.2Structure & Form 6.1.3End of Topic Test - Literary Techniques

Grade 9 - Key Character & Theme Questions

7.1

Key Character & Themes - Linked Questions

7.1.1Grade 9 - Key Characters & Themes 7.1.2Extract Analysis - Jekyll 7.1.3Extract Analysis - Duality

Recap: Main Quotes

8.1

Characters Quotes

8.1.1Dr Henry Jekyll 8.1.2Mr Edward Hyde 8.1.3Mr Edward Hyde 2 8.1.4Utterson & Lanyon 8.1.5Poole, Enfield & Mr Guest

8.2

Text Structure - Quotes

8.2.1Jekyll's House & London 8.2.2Victorian Repression 8.2.3Religion 8.2.4Violence

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What do we call the technique of comparing two things through linking words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’?Multiple choice
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What do we call verbs chosen to have an impact on the mood or atmosphere?Multiple choice
3
The characters in a novel are sad, and it is raining outside. What's this an example of?Multiple choice
4
Why might an author chose to use short sentences?Multiple choice
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<b>The busy bee broke away from the bustling hive</b><br>What technique is being used in this quote?Multiple choice

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Structure & Form