the school certificate olympics
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The School Certificate Olympics. Round One. Techniques Trivia. Question 1. What TWO language techniques are used in this song lyric by Death Cab for Cutie? “No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white Just our hands clasped so tight Waiting for the hint of a spark”. Question 2. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The School Certificate Olympics
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TECHNIQUES TRIVIA
Round One
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Question 1
What TWO language techniques are used in this song lyric by Death Cab for Cutie?
“No blinding light or tunnels to gates of whiteJust our hands clasped so tightWaiting for the hint of a spark”
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Question 2
What language technique is this image a visual representation of?
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Question 3
What are THREE language techniques used in this excerpt from Tupac’s song Soulja Story?
“Niggaz from the block on the boat nowEvery single one got a gun, that'll smoke -
pow!”
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Question 4
What is the purpose of imagery in this text?
Once Upon A Time, and imagine if you can, a steep sided valley cluttered with giant, spiky green pine trees and thick, green grass that reaches to the top of your socks so that when you run, you have to bring your knees up high, like running through water. Wildflowers spread their sweet heady perfume along the gentle breezes and bees hum musically to themselves as they cheerily collect flower pollen.
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Question 5
List one technique from the short story on the previous slide that adds to the effect of
the imagery.
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Question 6
Below is an example of a diary entry. What language technique(s) are needed to make an effective diary entry if you were writing from the point of view of a character such as this one?
“Today got a little bit better. I miss jake so much you don’t even know diary!!!! But he even changed his number so I wouldn’t call him. But the most hottest guy at school asked me to the dance! And those prissy girls that said im ugly let me hang out with them at lunch today. It was cool!”
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Question 7
What techniques are used in this image to PERSUADE the audience? List at least three!
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Question 8
List one similarity and one difference between this PeTA ad and the Pamela ad.
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Question 9
What is the purpose of a stereotype? Give one example.
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Question 10
What technique is this an example of?
“She’s gone to a better place”
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PICTIONARY ROUND
Round 2
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SPICKS N’ SPECKS ROUND
Round 3
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TRUE OR FALSE ROUND
Round 4
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A TAUTOLOGY IS SAYING ONE THING TWICE, BUT WITH DIFFERENT WORDS
True or False?
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A PARODY IS A SERIOUS PIECE OF WORK.
True or False?
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THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF JARGON: “HOLLAAAA BOIZ!”
True or False?
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I AM MAKING AN ALLUSION IF I TALK ABOUT A FRIEND IN MY TEXT
True or False?
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“IT ’S L IKE A BOMB HAS HIT YOUR ROOM!” IS BOTH ALLITERATION AND A
HYPERBOLE
True or False?
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YOU SHOULD ONLY USE FORMAL LANGUAGE WHEN WRITING ESSAYS
True or False?
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“I WORE A VEIL OVER MY SADNESS” IS A METAPHOR
True or False?
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I AM BEING OBJECTIVE WHEN I TELL YOU I DON’T LIKE WHAT YOU’RE WEARING.
True or False?
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WRITERS ARE ALWAYS SUBJECTIVE
True or False?
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A RED ROSE ON A VALENTINE’S CARD IS AN EXAMPLE OF A CLICHÉ.
True or False?