English Language & Literature A - Unit 1 Section B: Integrated analysis and Text Production

Question 1

Voice

Answer 1

The distinct manner of expression that is characteristic of a particular writer or speaker, or of a created literacy character.

Question 2

Second Person Pronoun

Answer 2

The use of ‘you’, ‘your’, ‘yourself’ (or in older and biblical texts, ‘thou’, ‘thy’, ‘thyself’) in a place of a name.

Question 3

Contractions

Answer 3

Words that are abbreviated using a apostrophe, e.g ‘we’re’ for ‘we are’ and ‘can’t’ for ‘cannot’. Note that the apostrophe goes in place of the missing letter or letter’s.

Question 4

Eponymous Hero

Answer 4

A central character who gives their name to the title of a novel, play or poem, e.g Othello, Charlotte Grey, David Copperfield

Question 5

Proper Nouns

Answer 5

Names of particular people, places or thing, eg, London, Ms Smith.

Question 6

Participle

Answer 6

Parts of verbs which indicate present or past progressive forms (-ing) such as ‘she is running’ or ‘she was running’ and past perfect forms (-ed) such as ‘he shouted’ or ‘he was shouted at’

Question 7

Direct Speech

Answer 7

The use of actual spoken words, without modification, as part of a narrative, description or explaination.

Question 8

Low Frequency words

Answer 8

Words that are not used commonly and are therefore not very familiar to an audience.

Question 9

High Frequency Words

Answer 9

Words that are used very frequently and are therefore familiar to an audience.

Question 10

Quality Press

Answer 10

Newspapers aimed at a readership expecting serious and detailed news coverage.

Question 11

Popular Press

Answer 11

Newspapers aimed at readership expecting light entertainment as well as news.

Question 12

Middle-Market Newspapers

Answer 12

Newspaper aimed at readership expecting comprehensive news coverage but with a lighter touch than other quality papers.

Question 13

Byline

Answer 13

The name of the writer shown at the top of a newspaper report or article.

Question 14

Idioms

Answer 14

Characteristic expressions used by speakers from particular groups. Formed from groups of words whose meanings are known through common usage rather than their literal meaning, e.g ‘you’re driving me up the wall’

Question 15

Indirect Speech

Answer 15

The speaker’s words are referred to but not quoted verbatim and are usually preceded or followed by verbs such as ‘said’ or ‘reported’. The speaker’s words are transformed into a past tense account

Question 16

Tone

Answer 16

The mood or feeling of a text.

Question 17

Paradox

Answer 17

An idea that seems to contradict itself, e.g ‘ignorance is bliss’

Question 18

Coherence

Answer 18

The continuity of organisation and meaning that unifies a spoken or written text.

Question 19

Cohension

Answer 19

The grammatical and lexical devices, such as repetition and the use of pronouns and ellipsis, that link the parts of a written or spoken text.