English Y8 T2.1 Flashcards
Metaphor
A comparison of 2 unlike things
e.g.
I’m drowning in homework!
(So much homework feels like the helplessness of drowning.)
Alliteration
Words starting with the same sound
e.g.
Busy as a bee
Dead as a doornail
Simile
A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’
e.g.
as quiet as a mouse
as strong as an ox
Hyperbole
An over exaggeration
e.g.
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse
Colloquial dialect
The use of slang words or phrases or imperfect grammar, by a specific social group
e.g.
y’all
Expletive language
An obscene or profane word, swearing
Idiolect
The speech patterns and words particular to an individual - e.g. an individual may use a particular word a lot
Sarcasm
Mocking in a contemptuous way
e.g.
Work started 10 minutes ago. Soooo nice of you to join us.
Perspective
A particular way of looking at a topic, someone’s point of view
Tension
The increase or decrease of suspense, leading to or away from, the climax in a narrative.
Protagonist
the main character
What is Freytag’s pyramid?
The dramatic structure in literature that outlines the progression of a story (narrative).
From Fretag’s pyramid, what is the exposition?
the beginning
From Fretag’s pyramid, what is the inciting incident?
the event, near the start of the story, that sets the plot into motion
From Freytag’s pyramid, what is the climax?
the most intense, exciting or important point in a story (narrative)
Culture
The collective social behaviour and ‘norms’ of a particular country or region
Evolutionary linguistics
The scientific study of the changes in natural human languages
Sociological linguistics
The study of language in relation to social factors, including geographical location
Mystery genre
a genre of fiction where a detective solves a crime or a mystery.
Subjectivity
Being based on, or influenced by personal feelings, or opinions…
e.g.
Someone may consider the weather to be pleasantly warm, and another may consider the same weather to be too hot.
