Device Flashcards

Question

What is Pathetic Fallacy?

Answer 1

Attributing human emotions to all aspects of nature. ## Footnote Contributes to setting, mood and atmosphere; can be used to indicate characters' concomitant emotions.

Answer 2

Used to talk about the speaker and who/what he/she is talking to/about: I, we, you, he, she, it, they. ## Footnote Makes the poem personal and intimate because the speaker refers to how they think/feel; can also suggest the reader is involved in the subject somehow.

Answer 3

When a subject/object is likened to the characteristics/attributes of a human. ## Footnote Brings the object being described alive; adds layers of meaning to communicate ideas.

Answer 4

P / B / T / D sounds. ## Footnote Create an abrupt, sharp, sometimes shocking effect. Can sometimes suggest anger or violence.

Answer 5

The act of repeating the same word for three times or more which increases the rhythm and pace of the poem. ## Footnote Focuses the reader on the word/phrase being repeated, suggesting that it is important.

Answer 6

A question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply. ## Footnote The reader is prompted to consider their own reply, making them feel more involved in the poem.

Answer 7

References to the five senses - sight, sound, taste, touch and smell. ## Footnote Includes the reader in the experience being described by allowing them to imagine it through the senses.

Answer 8

S sound. ## Footnote The effect depends on context, and also the meanings of the words around it. It can be soft, whispering, hissing or sinister for example.

Answer 9

A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, by using 'as' or 'like'. ## Footnote Adds layers of meaning; aids the reader's understanding by comparing what might be unfamiliar to what is familiar.

Answer 10

Using an object or action to represent something else, usually a more abstract idea. ## Footnote Adds layers of meaning to the poem as the reader makes associations between the simpler, everyday object/action and its deeper, philosophical meaning.

Answer 11

The use of more than one sense in a single description. ## Footnote Deepens the reader's sensory response by triggering more than one; enhances description.

Answer 12

Using 'I' to narrate a text. ## Footnote Makes the text more intimate, personal and emotional, as though the speaker is talking directly to the reader.

Answer 13

Broken up into several parts. ## Footnote Suggests confusion or extreme emotion.

Answer 14

Text that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. ## Footnote Allows the author to have greater freedom and variety of words and means to choose from to convey meaning.

Answer 15

The (often silent) person to whom the text is addressed. ## Footnote Sometimes identified specifically, indicating the purpose and intention behind the text.

Answer 16

A speech delivered by a single person. ## Footnote Suggests strong convictions and passion; if delivered alone, indicates the speaker's true feelings.

Answer 17

A person who gives an account of the story but is not involved in it. ## Footnote Can be used to create a story or a meditation on an idea.

Answer 18

A four line stanza. ## Footnote A conventional form suggesting some measure of control or structure.

Answer 19

A text of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes. ## Footnote Suggests control and confidence in ideas; linked to love poetry.

Answer 20

Group of lines forming the basic recurring unit in a poem. ## Footnote Organises the poem to help the reader understand events.

Answer 21

When the text is narrated by someone else, not in the author's perspective. ## Footnote Can be used to create a story or a meditation on an idea.

Answer 22

A text's tone is the attitude that its style implies. ## Footnote Suggests the author's attitude towards the subject of the text.

Answer 23

A distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme. ## Footnote Organises the passage to help the reader understand events.

Answer 24

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of sentences or clauses. ## Footnote Can create a sense of prayer or litany through repetition.

Answer 25

Pause in the middle of a line of poetry created by punctuation. ## Footnote Suggests an interruption or that the speaker is confused/lacking in confidence.

Answer 26

The continuation of a sentence from one line of verse into the next line without a pause/punctuation. ## Footnote Increases the pace of reading; suggests extreme feeling.

Answer 27

A pair of words which almost rhyme, but not quite. ## Footnote Links the rhyming words, emphasising their meaning.

Answer 28

A rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse. ## Footnote Links the rhyming words, emphasising their meaning.

Answer 29

The number of syllables/words in a line. ## Footnote Any alteration in line length provides emphasis to the unusual line.

Answer 30

The rhythm of a poetic line created through stressed and unstressed syllables. ## Footnote Gives a text its rhythm or flow.

Answer 31

Repetition of syllable sounds. ## Footnote Contributes to rhythm/speed; suggests control/confidence over ideas.

Answer 32

Two rhyming lines immediately following each other. ## Footnote Creates a strong sense of rhythm when used throughout.

Answer 33

A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound. ## Footnote Contributes to the meter/rhythm of the text.

Answer 34

Word order in a sentence/on a poetic line. ## Footnote Emphasises words appearing at the beginning or end of a sentence/poetic line.

Answer 35

Refers to what a character is wearing. ## Footnote Communicates characterisation.

Answer 36

The exit of a character from the stage. ## Footnote Punctuates the dramatic tension of the scene.

Answer 37

When the audience understands the full significance of a character’s words or actions on stage, and the character does not. ## Footnote Creates suspense as the audience anticipates what will happen.

Answer 38

The final part of a play, where the action is explained or resolved. ## Footnote Audience response to the conflict of the play.

Answer 39

A verbal exchange between two or more characters on stage. ## Footnote The characters’ relationship might be developed as well as their individual characterisation.

Answer 40

When a character appears on stage and is visible to the audience. ## Footnote Consider the first impressions that the audience is encouraged to make.

Answer 41

The opening part of a play where the main themes are presented. ## Footnote Consider the first words of the play and their relationship to the themes of the play.

Answer 42

An indication or warning about some future event. ## Footnote Creates suspense, curiosity; hints at future events.

Answer 43

A verbal exchange between two or more characters on stage. ## Footnote The characters’ relationship might be developed as well as their individual characterisation.

Answer 44

When a character appears on stage and is visible to the audience. ## Footnote Consider the first impressions that the audience is encouraged to make in relation to the characters.

Answer 45

An indication or warning about some future event. ## Footnote Creates suspense, curiosity; hints at future events. It might create symbolism as well.

Answer 46

Motions of the muscles in the face to reflect a character’s emotions. ## Footnote Helps to create characterisation.

Answer 47

A movement of part of the body, especially hand or head. ## Footnote Helps to create characterisation.

Answer 48

Music audible to the audience to create atmosphere and impact mood. ## Footnote Communicates the mood.

Answer 49

An object not fixed to the set which a character interacts with in some way. ## Footnote Creates realism; often symbolic.

Answer 50

Defines the amount of space a character clearly feels should exist between them and another character. ## Footnote Can create emotional distance or intensity to a dialogue.

Answer 51

Sound made artificially to reflect actions, character and settings. ## Footnote Creates realism which can reveal elements of the plot and character.

Answer 52

The directions that position props, setting, character movement, even intonation of voice and how something should be acted. ## Footnote Creates characterisation.

Answer 53

When a character speaks their thoughts aloud and alone on stage. ## Footnote Helps the audience understand the character and can identify with their situation.

Answer 54

Change in voice that reflects a character’s emotions and personality. ## Footnote Helps to create characterisation.

Answer 55

A still image created on stage. ## Footnote It heightens the importance of the moment.