Analyses Flashcards
What is hypocrisy?
Behaving in a way you tell others not to
What is prejudice?
A judgement on somebody before meeting them
What is an imperative verb?
Gives orders, commands and instructions
{come, give, bring}
What is a progressive/continuous verb?
Describes ongoing actions in the present past or future
-incomplete actions
-still going on
-ends in ing
{working, going, helping}What is a modal verb?
Shows if we believe something is certain, possible or probable (or not)
-cannot exist in a sentence without another verb
{should, could, might, would, can, may, shall, will}
What is a common noun?
Any noun that isn’t a proper noun
{table, chair, door, spoon}
What is a proper noun?
A name of a person, place, country, organisation with a capital letter
{SJB, Zero, Scotland, London}
What is an abstract noun?
A noun that you cannot touch, hear, see, smell or taste
{joy, terror, despair}
What is a collective noun?
A noun for a group of things
{swarm, gaggle, flock, herd}
What is a countable noun?
A noun that does have a plural form, that you can count
{apples, bananas, tables, chairs}
What is an uncountable noun?
A noun that does not exist in the plural form
{food, furniture, water, concrete}
What are the nine structural techniques?
Parallel characters/situations Contrasting characters/events Narrative perspective Extended metaphors Short paragraphs Foreshadowing Cliffhangers Rising + falling tension Short sentences
What are the ACOASTMAP techniques?
Adjectives Colours Onomatopoeia Adverbs Similes, senses Three (rule of) Metaphors Alliteration Personification
What is temerity?
Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity
What are the AFOREST techniques?
Alliteration, appeal to reader directly Facts, first person Opinions, opposition Rhetorical questions Emotive language Statistics, sarcasm Three
