English

Question 1

Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two things using “like” or “as”

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech comparing two things by saying something “is” something, highlighting the similarities

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Extended metaphor

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A metaphor that unfolds across multiple lines or paragraphs

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Personification

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Non-human things are described as having human attributes

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Oxymoron

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The pairing of two opposite words

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Juxtaposition

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The pairing of two words in order to highlight the differences

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Rhetorical question

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A question that does not expect an answer - it plants a question in the reader’s mind and guides them towards the answer to give a deep impression

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Symbolise

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The use of symbols to represent deeper meanings

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Imagery

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The use of figurative language to enable the reader to create a picture with its words

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consecutive sounds

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Plosive alliteration

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The repetition of more “explosive” sounds - letters “p”, “b”, “t”, “d”, “k”, “g”

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Fricative alliteration

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The repetition of “hissing” sounds - letters “f”, “v”, “th”, “s”, “z”, “sh”, “zh”, “h”

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Sibilance

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Fricative alliteration

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Assonance

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Repetition

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Repetition

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The repeat of something

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Caesura

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A natural pause or break in a line of poetry indicated by punctuation - emphasis

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Enjambment

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When a sentence or phrase continues beyond the end of a line, couplet or stanza without a pause or break

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Refrain

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A repeated part of a poem or song

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Meter

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The rhythmic pattern of a poetic line

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Listing

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Simplicity and directness of listing items

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Rhyme

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Alliteration typically at the end of lines, creating a sense of rhythm and musicality

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Rhythm

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A device that demonstrates the long and short patterns in verse

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Ballad

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A narrative poem that tells a story with a distinct rhythm (as they were originally set to music)

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Dramatic monologue

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When only one character speaks

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First person

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Uses pronouns "I" and "we"

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Second person

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Uses pronoun "you"

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Third person

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Uses pronouns "she", "he", "they" and "it"

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Fourth person

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Uses pronouns "we", "our", "ours" and "us"

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Quatrains

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Four-line stanza of poetry

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Rhyming couplets

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Two lines that rhyme and together form one complete thought

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Rhyme scheme

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song

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Poetic persona

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The view / perspective of one o the characters

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Blank verse

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Verse without rhyme

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Epic poem

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A long narrative poem that tells the story of heroic deeds

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Triplets

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When the poet uses three lines together with the same rhyme scheme

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SIMPLE

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Structure Imagery Mood (tone) Personal response (opinions) Language (informal / old fashioned) Environment (setting)

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Transactional writing

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Non - fiction

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Typography

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The art of arranging letters/text which involves changing the font style / appearance / structure, which aims to convey certain emotions and specific emotions

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Kerning

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Space between two individual letters

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Tracking

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Space between whole words

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Leading

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Space between lines

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Bildungsroman

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A genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist throughout the story

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Key characteristics of a Shakespearean comedy

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1) Love / Marriage 2) Mistaken Identity 3) Disguise / Gender 4) Music / Dance 5) Fools 6) Happy Ending

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Love / Marriage (Shakespearean Comedy)

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Not only the hero / heroine, but almost all the characters end up with someone - marriage is inevitable

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Mistaken Identity (Shakespearean Comedy)

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Characters impersonating someone / being mistaken for someone else

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Disguise / Gender

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Mistaken Identity - typically females dressed as males

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Music / Dance

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The climax is always full of music / dance / merrymaking

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Fools

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Witty and sometimes the mouthpiece of Shakespeare. They get away with bad-mouthing others as they are paid to do so. KEY IDEA: They often speak the truth

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Happy Endings

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Endings are happy and all confusion is solved

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Petrarchan lover

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An unrequired lover

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Dramatic Irony

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When the audience know something the character do not

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Soliloquy

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When there is only one character on the stage and they are talking directly to the audience. It shows the character's real, true feelings

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Types of love

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1) Unrequited Love 2) True Love 3) Self Love 4) Familial Love 5) Platonic Love (Friendship)

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Sadistic

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Finding joy in other's pain

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Structure of stories

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Exposition - Rising Action - Climax - Falling Action - Resolution

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Iambic Pentameter

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10 syllables made up of stressed, unstressed, short and long syllables