English Vocabulary and Literary Devices revision

Question 0

What is a metaphor?

Answer 0

Metaphors: saying something is something different. This creates a vivid image in the readers mind and makes the description more powerful.
Eg. They were rough savages screaming their war-cries!

Question 1

What is a simile?

Answer 1

A simile is a comparison using as or like.

E.g. As sharp as a knife

Question 2

What is personification?

Answer 2

Giving human qualities to something which isn’t human.

E.g. Met loneliness

Question 3

What is powerful vocabulary?

Answer 3

Makes the text more powerful. For example, I wailed in agony.

Question 4

What are adverbs?

Answer 4

Adverbs accompany verbs and describe them.

E.g. Ran hastily.

Question 5

What is Pathetic fallacy?

Answer 5

Pathetic fallacy is writing a connection between human emotions and natural elements.

E.g. The sun smiled kindly over my shoulder

Question 6

What is Alliteration?

Answer 6

Alliteration is the repetition of a sound at the beginning of words.

E.g. Brutal battle

Question 7

What is assonance?

Answer 7

Assonance is the repetition of a vowel sound inside a word.

E.g. True, I’m like Sue

Question 8

What is consonance?

Answer 8

Consonance is the repetition of the same consonant or consonant pattern two or more times in short succession.

E.g. Glass, boss.

Question 9

What are plosives sounds?

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The repetition of b and p sounds. (Alliteration with b and p). Makes the phrase seem harsh, and it reinforces the idea of thudding.

E.g. Brutal battle

Question 10

What is sibilance?

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Sibilance is the repetition of the s sound at the beginning of a word. (Alliteration with s). Creates a sinister effect.

E.g. Slithering snake

Question 11

What is repetition?

Answer 11

Repetition is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.

E.g. I couldn’t go back. Not with him their. Not with all those curious eyes starring at me.

Question 12

What is anaphora?

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Anaphora is the repetition of words at the beginning.

E.g. I remember when I was young. I remember the day I went out to sea

Question 13

What is the rule of three?

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The rule of three is a group of three words which are similar to each other.

E.g. You are glorious, stunning, magnificent.

    Fear welled up inside me, weak, sickening fear

Question 14

What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is the exaggeration of words.

E.g. As hungry as a horse

Question 15

What is emotive vocabulary?

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Emotive vocabulary, is the vocabulary which expresses a lot of emotion and feelings in it. This is a powerful device, as it lets you see how the narrator or a character is feeling and helps you to understand the story better.

Question 16

What is persuasive vocabulary?

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Persuasive vocabulary, is the one that persuades you and convinces you about something or to do something. It usually includes many statements and opinions from the writers point of view.

Question 17

What is an ‘image’?

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When someone reads a passage of a story or legend, they get a vivid image in their mind of what is occurring in a specific scene. These are very useful as they allow the reader to understand the passage better.

Question 18

What are impressions?

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Impressions are the sense you get about someone or something.

If someone is acting like something, you get the impression that he is something else, which is linked to that point.

Question 19

What is climax?

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Climax is the particular point in a passage at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.

Question 20

What is suspense?

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Suspense is a feeling of anxious uncertainty about what happens next. These are very effective, as they make the reader want to keep reading, and increase the gloomy mood of the story

Question 21

What is tension?

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Tension is another word for anxiety and stress. Phrases or words creating a lot of tension, are very effective and powerful, as they leave the reader in suspense and make them want to read on.

Question 22

What do the terms: emphasises, suggests and implies mean?

Answer 22

These are very good explanatory words as they connect the quote you are describing with the explanation.

E.g. The word: ‘scrabbled’ implies that the man was weak, and running with effort. Also, it is as if he’s trying to summon all his courage to walk those final metres.

Question 23

What does the word ‘epitomises’ mean?

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The word epitomises means to be a typical example of something.

E.g. Behaviour that epitomises cowardice.

Question 24

What does the word ‘intensifies’ mean?

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The word intensifies means to make the sentence of the word more effective and powerful; more intense. Also, it emphasises the effect and the tension in the passage.

Question 25

What does the word ‘connotations’ mean?

Answer 25

Connotations can be negative, positive or other types. They are what impression or image the author gives you of a character in a passage.

E.g. The writer gives negative connotations of…

Question 26

How does sentence structure make a passage more powerful?

Answer 26

Sentence structure makes a sentence more powerful as it pinpoints the important information in a passage and creates a dramatic pause.

Question 27

What does PQE stand for?

Answer 27

P- point: the main point or idea you’re trying to communicate
Q- quotation: an extract from the passage
E- explanation: an explanation or a description of a quote and what it suggests

Question 28

Give examples of effective vocabulary you can use in a story.

Answer 28

Evocative, striking, vivid, accentuates…

Question 29

Give an example of a phrase you can use to start an explanatory sentence.

Answer 29

The impact of the word…
This implies that…
This creates a vivid image of…