english Flashcards
What is the definition of culture?
Culture can be defined as the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular group of people or society.
What is representation in the context of texts?
Representation is the way in which an idea, person, place or event is depicted in a text.
What are narrative conventions?
Narrative conventions are the things that are usually included in a story.
How can an idea be defined in relation to a text?
An idea can be defined as something we come to understand or learn from a text, expressed as a sentence.
What are picture book conventions?
Picture book conventions are the things that are usually used to construct a story in a picture book.
What is the exposition in a narrative arc?
Exposition is the beginning of the story when we learn where it takes place and who the characters are.
What is conflict in a story?
Conflict is the problem that is introduced for the character/s to face.
What does climax refer to in a narrative?
Climax is the most tense part of the story when we wonder what’s going to happen to resolve the conflict.
What is the resolution in a story?
Resolution is the end of the story where the conflict is solved, and any loose ends are tied up.
Define symbolism in literature.
Symbolism can be defined as the use of objects or things to represent additional ideas or qualities or to give readers additional meanings in a text.
How is colour used in picture books?
Colour is used symbolically in picture books to produce an emotional reaction from readers.
What does saturation refer to in terms of colour?
Saturation is the degree of depth or vibrancy to a colour, which helps to draw our eye to more saturated colours over less saturated ones.
What is salience in the context of picture books?
Salience is the first part of the image that the viewer sees in a picture book spread, which becomes the first point of their reading path.
What is the reading path in picture books?
Reading path is the way that our eyes are directed around the page, largely dictated by salience.
What does gaze refer to in picture books?
Gaze is the direction in which a character is looking, which can draw our attention to important aspects in the spread.
What does layout or composition refer to?
Layout or composition refers to the way that elements have been arranged on the page, relevant to both text and images.
Define metaphor.
Metaphor is a description that compares two unlike things by saying that one IS the other.
What is a simile?
Simile is a description that uses ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare two unlike things.
What is personification?
Personification is a description that gives a human quality to something that is not a human being.
What does repetition mean in literature?
Repetition is the repeated use of a word or phrase to emphasise its message.
Define onomatopoeia.
Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it describes.
What is hyperbole?
Hyperbole is the technique of over-exaggerating a description for effect.
What is alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of each of a series of words.
Define colloquial language.
Colloquial language is the use of informal or slang words.
Fill in the blank: The _______ is the beginning of the story where we learn about the setting and characters.
exposition
True or False: Conflict is the resolution of the story.
False
Identify two picture book conventions or language techniques used to depict Australian history.
- Symbolism
- Metaphor
