English Year 7 Revision Flashcards
What is scene setting?
The location of where something takes place
What is temporal setting?
The time period of where something takes place
What are character traits?
Aspects of a person’s behaviour and attitudes that make up that character’s personality - both good and bad.
What is Person vs Self?
A struggle within one’s self;usually in their mind.
What is Person vs Machine?
A struggle between a person and any means of an any kind of soulless, technological threat.
What is Person vs Nature?
A struggle between a person and a natural event/from. (animals, weather, etc)
What is Person vs Person?
A struggle between two people, or even more.
What is Person vs Fate?
A struggle caused by a strange or unbelievable coincidence.
What is Person vs Society?
A struggle between a person and systems of our community.(government, laws)
What is imagery?
Vivid description that allows the reader to picture a scene or event.
What is tension?
Mental or emotional strain placed on the reader of a book through the author’s description.
What is dialogue?
Direct speech with two or more people in a literary text.
What is theme?
A reoccurring message or idea in a literary text.
What is adversity?
Hardship;difficulty.
What is resilience/persistence?
Determination; ability to ‘soldier on’ when faced with difficulties.
What is fate?
One’s fortune or destiny.
What is society and class?
A group of people that share similar traits that are grouped together in certain societies.
What is comparing and contrasting?
Comparing is looking at the similarities between two or more things; contrast is to look at the differences.
What is irony?
Something that happens that is the last thing you would expect to happen.
What is tone?
Using adjectives and descriptions with a consistent theme to convey a sense of place.
What is symbolism?
Using everyday objects to represent ideas or a message.
What is figurative language?
When language is used in a non-literal way, usually by making comparisons or using words or phrases out of their usual context.
What are flashbacks?
When a story veers from the present and looks back at a past event.
What is metalanguage?
The proper terms used to analyse a literary works.
