English Techniques and Practise Questions Flashcards
(Literacy) Double meaning
Allegory
(Literacy) Subtle reference to another thing, text or historic period
Allusion
(Literacy) Repetition of sounds
Alliteration
(Literacy) Comparison to emphasise something
Analogy
(Literacy) Personal story
Anectode
(Visual) The angle used to compose the image
Angle
(Visual) The facial expressions, gestures, positions or stance
Body Language
(Visual) Light-Dark, Big-Small, Tall-Short.
Contrast
(Literacy) Giving a non-human a human attribute or characteristic
Personification
(Visual) The arrangement or placement of objects in a scene
Mise En Scene
(Visual & Literacy) The direction where you are guided to read
Reading Path
(Visual) Something that stands out or attracts your attention
Salience
(Visual) An image, picture or sign represents something else
Symbolism
(Visual) This can be used to represent emotions and/or feelings
Colour
(Literacy) Words that describe sound
Onomatopoeia
(Literacy) The reusing of words or sentences
Repetition
(Literacy) The way something is written or how it sounds
Tone
(Visual) The lighting of an image, how dark is it, where is the light directing to?
Lighting
(Question) What would be the marking structure for this question?
Explain how the text shows multiculturalism as part of Australian identity? (4 marker)
1 mark for technique + explanation
1 mark for effect + link
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1 mark for technique + explanation
1 mark for effect + link
(Question) What would be the marking structure for this question?
Explain the tone given when she talks about her homeland (2 marker)
1 mark for the tone
1 mark for effect
(If you want to be sure that you will get full marks for a question with this structure you could also state where this was used)
(Question) What would be the marking structure for this question?
Explain how the text shows mateship and multiculturalism as part of Australian identity
(5 marker)
1 Mark for Technique + Example
1 Mark for Technique (linking to either mateship or multiculturalism)
1 Mark for Technique + Example
1 Mark for Technique (linking to either mateship or multiculturalism)
1 Mark for talking about BOTH mateship or multiculturalism
This image uses mise en scene to convey the emptiness of what could be someone’s life or emotions.
