Question | Answer |
Simile | A comparison between 2 unlike things using "like" or "as" |
Metaphor | A comparison between 2 unlike things where one is said to be the other. "He looked at us with cunning reptile eyes" |
Personification | A comparison where an animal or object is given human qualities. "The trees scraped and nudged each other" |
Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line. "A big black bug bit a big blue bear" |
Onomatopoeia | Words which sound like the noise they describe. e.g Wisper, Click, Bang, Quack. |
Rhyme | Similar end sounds to words e.g. red, fled, head |
End Rhymes | Occur at the end of a line |
End-Rhymes | Occur at the end of a line |
Internal Rhymes | Occur within a line of a verse |
Rhythm | The pace at which a poem moves. The pattern of beats in the lines. |
Narrative Verse | Poetry that tells a story |
Sonnet | A 14 lined poem of fixed form |
Lyric | A short poem in which the poet expresses personal feelings. |
Setting | The time, place and society in which events of the novel take place |
Theme | Main idea |
Plot | The sequence of events of the story line |
Characters | The fictional people in a play or narrative work (novel, short story,poem) |
Point of view | How the author chooses to present the story to the reader. |
First point of view | Narrator telling or writting story in the first person using "I" and "We" |
First point of view | Narrator telling or writting story in the first person using "I" and "We" |
Third person point of view | The narrator uses "He", "She" or "it". |
Second person point of view | Narrator uses "You" |
Formal Language | Situations where slang or colloquial terms would be inappropriate. Full sentences are used. |
Informal Language | Casual situations where more relaxed language is used. (Colloquial-Slang) |
Cliches | Overworked expressions |
Jargon | Confusing language or technical language relating to a profession or sport. |
Hyperbole | Exaggeration for effect "I had a bus load of homework." |
Imperative | Command "Do this" "Sit down!" Creates urgancy and authority. |
Understatement | Fact or opinion Makes the writting seem more true and you get what people are thinking. |
Oxymoron | When opposites are next to each other e.g. blackwhite cat |
Antithesis | When opposites are separated by words in one sentence e.g. There was a black house and there was also a white house. |
Repetition | Words or phrases repetited several times to create an effect or to emphasise a message. |
Triplets | Words in a group of three Makes the writting easier to remeber |
Superlative | When you are comparing two or more things. E.g. Biggest, Tallest |
Comparative | When you are comparing two or more things. E.g. Bigger, Taller |
Personal Pronouns | Gives the writting a personal touch. "I, you, he, she, it, me, they, we" |
Cut | The immediate change from one shot to another |
Mid shot | Shot shows the subject in relation to some immediate surroundings. Usually from the waist up. |
Zoom in/out | Through a lens function, the shot closes in or moves out from the subject. |
Low angle shot | Camera looks up at a subject |
Close up | Shot taken close to a subject and revealing details. Fills in whole frame. |
Sequence | The placing of shots in certain order to make up a sequence or part of a film story. |
Dissolve | One shot fades or blurs out, while another shot is superimposed and gradually comes into focus. |
Fade out | A shot that slowly blacks out |
Track | Camera moves besides, towards or away from subject. |
Fade in | A shot that starts as a black cut and slowly becomes defined. |
Scene | A group of sequences which show an event in the story |
Tilt | The pivoting of the camera up or down. The camera stays in one place. |
Long shot | Shows subject at a distance. Often uses as an establishing shot at the begining of a scene. |
Extreme Close Up | This will show only part of persons face. |
Point of view shot | Here the camera shows what the character sees. |
High angle shot | Camera looks down on a subject |
Pan | The pivoting of the camera left or right. The camera stays in one place. |
Flat/Neutral angle shot | Camera is on the same level as the subject. |
Oral Bridge | Music is preparing you for the next scene. |
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