Charles Dickens - literary devices - Prison text

What literary device is used in the phrase "He is a man buried alive and dead to everything but torturing anxieties and horrible despair"?

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Simile

• Alliteration

What effect does the imagery in the example "He is a man buried alive and dead to everything but torturing anxieties and horrible despair" have on the reader?

• It creates a sense of joy and relief.

• It evokes a sense of extreme isolation and suffering.

• It highlights the beauty of the prison environment.

• It makes the reader feel indifferent.

Which literary device is demonstrated in the phrase "I believe that very few men are capable of estimating the immense amount of torture and agony..."?

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

What is the effect of the hyperbole in the example "I believe that very few men are capable of estimating the immense amount of torture and agony..."?

• It minimises the suffering of the prisoners.

• It emphasises the cruelty of solitary confinement.

• It creates a humorous tone.

• It suggests that the suffering is imaginary.

Identify the literary device used in the phrase "long, long row of low cell doors."

• Metaphor

• Repetition

• Personification

• Alliteration

What is the effect of the repetition in the phrase "long, long row of low cell doors"?

• It highlights the beauty of the prison.

• It underscores the endlessness of the prison's passages.

• It creates a sense of excitement.

• It suggests the prison is small.

Which literary device is used in the phrase "The quiet that prevails is awful"?

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

What effect does the personification in "The quiet that prevails is awful" have on the atmosphere of the prison?

• It makes the prison seem lively and cheerful.

• It gives the quiet a sinister quality.

• It suggests the prison is peaceful.

• It makes the quiet seem comforting.

What literary device is illustrated by the phrase "He never hears of wife and children; home or friend"?

• Contrast

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

What is the effect of the contrast in the phrase "He never hears of wife and children; home or friend"?

• It highlights the prisoner's connection to the outside world.

• It emphasises the prisoner's isolation from loved ones.

• It suggests the prisoner is happy.

• It shows the prisoner's freedom.