english term 1 revision

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hostility

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unfriendly or aggressive behaviour towards people or an idea

Question 2

precarious

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not securely held in place/uncertain

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alienated

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feelings of isolation or estrangement

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futility

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pointlessness or uselessness

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inevitability

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the quality of being certain to happen

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foreshadowing

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a warning or indication of a future event

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microcosm

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a community, place or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much larger

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motif

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a dominant or recurring idea in an artistic work

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symbolism

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an artistic or poetic movement using images to express ideas

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pathetic fallacy

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human emotions are attributed to nature e.g weather

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where did many people end up living in great depression

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cardboard shantytowns(hoovervilles)

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what was the american dream

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life liberty and pursuit of happiness

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when was the wall street crash

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october 1929

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what was the cause of the great depression

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wall street crash

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why were women allowed to enter workforce

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considered cheaper

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what industry had the most unemployment

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agriculture

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how many people were unemployed

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13-15 million

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where did farmers migrate

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california

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tone

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general feelings/atmosphere that a writer set in story

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mood

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general feeling / atmosphere that a piece of writing creates in the reader

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repetition

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repeating a word, phrase or structure to emphasise idea

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dialogue

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conversation between 2 or more people

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structure

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order of events

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tension

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mental / emotional strain from vaguely knowing what an outcome will be but not knowing when or how it will happen

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simile

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direct comparison between two things
using as or like

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metaphor

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comparison between two things where one thing is said to be another for effect

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zoomorphism

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literary device of giving animal - like qualities to non animals eg humans

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emphasis

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stressing something in a particular way to indicate its importance

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imperative

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a command

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cyclical ending

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a story that ends the same way it begins

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exposition

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background info on characters and setting explained at start of story

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denouement

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conclusion after climax of a narrative when conflict is finally resolved

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noun

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a person, place or thing

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adjective

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a word that describes a noun or pronoun

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verb

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a word that indicates an action

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adverb

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a word that adds more information about a verb

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subject

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the thing or person carrying out the main action

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object

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person or thing that receives the action of the verb