End Of Year (year 8) Flashcards
Pathetic Fallacy
The environment is closely linked human emotions: storms are angry, fog hides secrets, etc…
Example sentence: In the novel, the storm outside reflected the protagonist’s inner turmoil.
Ruined, grotesque or grand buildings
Any building which is ruined by time, damage, lack of care.
Example sentence: The abandoned castle with its crumbling walls and overgrown vines was a perfect example of a ruined building.
Religious / Satanic Ideas
Religious ideas might include heaven/hell, good/evil; representations of the devil or hell
Example sentence: The novel delved into religious themes, exploring the concept of good versus evil.
Sensibility
Characters wallowing in their own feelings. Exaggerated or heightened emotional states or characters.
Example sentence: The protagonist’s sensibility led to dramatic outbursts of emotion throughout the story.
Excess and Extremity
Extreme greed or wealth, over the top behaviour or showing off.
Example sentence: The character’s excessive spending and lavish lifestyle were examples of excess and extremity.
The Supernatural / An Ancestral curse
Vampires, monsters, ghosts, ghouls, hauntings, werewolves; generations of family members cursed; ghost or vision
Example sentence: The haunted mansion was filled with supernatural occurrences, hinting at an ancestral curse.
Imagery of decay
Things rotting and breaking down. This might be people, places or objects.
Example sentence: The abandoned town was filled with imagery of decay, with crumbling buildings and overgrown vegetation.
Entrapment/ Imprisonment/ Claustrophobia
The feeling of being trapped
Example sentence: The protagonist’s claustrophobia was heightened as they found themselves trapped in a small, dark room.
Isolation and loneliness
Characters living alone, stranded or separated from their normal lives.
Example sentence: The character’s isolation and loneliness were palpable as they wandered the empty streets.
Nightmares/insanity
Terrible dreams; Characters who might be going mad;
Example sentence: The protagonist’s nightmares and descent into madness added a chilling element to the story.
Somnambulism
Sleep walking
Example sentence: The character’s somnambulism led them to wander the halls of the mansion at night.
Nocturnal / Night
Events that happen in the dark
Example sentence: The eerie events took place under the cover of night, adding to the sense of mystery and suspense.
Anaphora
Repetition of the same words/phrases at the beginning of lines of poetry
Epistrophe
Repetition of the same words/phrases at the end of lines
Exaggeration/hyperbole
A statement that presents something as better or worse than it really is
