English revision

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

This is where the first letter of a word is repeated in words that follow.

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

This is where the same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different.

Question 3

Colloquial language

Answer 3

This is language used in speech with an informal meaning.

Question 4

Dialect

Answer 4

This is a version of a language spoken by people in a particular geographical area.

Question 5

Dialogue

Answer 5

This is a conversation between two or more people - sometimes an imagined conversation between the narrator and the reader. Dialogue is important in drama and can show conflict through a series of statements and challenges, or intimacy where characters mirror the content and style of each other’s speech. It can also be found in the conversational style of a poem.

Question 6

Dissonance

Answer 6

This is a discordant combination of sounds.

Question 7

Enjambment

Answer 7

This is a device used in poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of the line or verse.

Question 8

Hyperbole

Answer 8

This is exaggerating for a purpose – it is not meant to be taken literally.

Question 9

Imagery

Answer 9

This is where strong pictures or ideas are created in the mind of the reader.

Question 10

Irony

Answer 10

This is where words or ideas are used humorously or sarcastically, to imply the opposite of what they mean.

Question 11

Metaphor

Answer 11

This is where a word or phrase is used to imply figurative resemblance, not a literal or ‘actual’ one.

Question 12

Monologue

Answer 12

An uninterrupted monologue can show a character’s importance or state of mind. Monologue can be in speech form, delivered in front of other characters and having great thematic importance, or as a soliloquy where we see the character laying bare their soul and thinking aloud.

Question 13

Onomatopoeia

Answer 13

This is a word that sounds like the noise it is describing.

Question 14

Oxymoron

Answer 14

This is where two words normally not associated are brought together.

Question 15

Personification

Answer 15

This is where a human quality is attributed to a thing or idea.

Question 16

Repetition

Answer 16

This is where a word or phrase is repeated to achieve a particular effect.

Question 17

Rhythm

Answer 17

Many poems contain a repetitive beat or metre.

Question 18

Simile

Answer 18

This is where a phrase establishes similarity between two things. Similes usually involve the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Question 19

Tone

Answer 19

Tone is the creation of mood in a text, such as sadness, gloom, celebration, joy, anxiety, dissatisfaction, regret or anger. Different elements of writing can help to create these moods. For example, long sentences or verses, with assonance, tend to create a sad, melancholic mood. But short syllabic, alliterative lines can create an upbeat and pacy atmosphere.

Question 20

Word choice

Answer 20

This can also be referred to as ‘register’. It refers to an author’s choice of language. Authors may use words commonly associated with a certain subject, experience or state of mind.