English Language Paper 1 Vocab and Definitions Flashcards
Abundance
Myriad
Antiquated
Murmuring
Desolate
Affluence
Ominous
Archaic
Inferior
Yearn
Hindsight
Reiterated
Polysyndeton
Lots of, loads of, many
Loads of (eg colour), wide spectrum
Antique (old)
Whispering, quiet
Empty
State of wealth/rich
Something that looks worrying
Old
Not important
Long for it
Looking back with greater clarity
Repeated
Overuse of phrases like it, and, if.
Colloquial language
Anecdote
Aside
Ascetic
Pacifically
Diaphanous
Sombre
Interminable
Imperceptible
Ambivalent
Conspicuous
Cacophony
Informal slang
Humorous thing
Spoken to the side of a story (eg thoughts of the speaker).
Person who delicates his/her life to pursuit of ideals for religious reasons
Mildly, calmly, quietly
Light, delicate, translucent (especially in fabric)
Dark/dull in colour or tone
Endless or apparently endless (often used in hyperbole)
Slight, gradual or subtle.
Undecided, unclear
Obvious
Lots of sounds at once.
Key Terms:
What is a Volta?
What is the narrative perspective?
What is a hyperbole?
What is a simple sentence?
What is a compound sentence?
What is a complex sentence?
What is the plot?
What is the narrative?
Shift/change in the text/rhythm
Who are we hearing the story from
Exaggerating for effect
1 verb and usually only 2 nouns
At least two verbs, and a conjugation (a connective)
More than one subordinate clause (ie doesn’t make sense on its own)
What happens
How you choose to tell that story.
What does temporal mean?
What is the imperative?
What is the omniscient narration?
In terms of time
A command
“birds eye view” the unbiased truthful narrator.
