Glossary Flashcards
Contains all words from the glossary of the Oxford Year 10 English textbook
Adaption
Example:
A work presented in a new form or medium
When a play is made into an animated film, the film is called an adaption
Allegory
A work that can be interpreted as a complete text, but that also contains another meaning or story that isn’t literally discussed
Alliteration
The repetition of a constant sound at the beginning of two or more words in close succession
Allusion
Example:
An indirect reference to something (usually of a culture or literacy nature); a form of comparison, often in the form of a play on words
Lord of the Pies
Analogy
A comparison made between two things for the purpose of explanation
Anapaestic
Poetic metre consisting of three syllable, two unstressed followed by one stressed
Anecdote
a short story about a real incident or person, employed to illustrate a point
Anglicisation
conversion from other languages to english
Association
A conceptual connection, whereby one thing reminds of something else
Assonance
the repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words close together
Autobiography
the story of a person’s life, written by themselves
Bias
prejudice for or against a person or thing
Biography
the story of a person’s life, written by another
Broadsheet
a newspaper with a large format and regarded as more ‘serious’ than a tabloid
Caricature
a depiction of a person in which distinguishing characteristics are exaggerated, usually for comic effect or to ridicule
Characterise
to build a picture of a character for the reader
Chiaroscuro
a high contrast BLACK AND WHITE COLOUR PALETTE
Circular narrative
narrative structure in which the end is presented at the beginning and the followed by the bulk of the narrative in chronological order
Colloquial
languages used in ordinary conversation, not formal
Colour filter
a type of film put over a light to change its colour, also known as colour gel
compound
new word created by combining two or more words together
connotation
an implied meaning: an idea or feeling invoked by a word, in addition to its primary meaning
context
the circumstances that form the setting for an event
convince
to cause someone to think differently; to believe in, agree with or accept an idea
couple
two rhyming lines next to each other
criticism
1) the expression of disapproval or someone or something
2) a critical assessment of a text
dactyl
a pattern of rhyming know as poetic ‘feet’
dactylic
metre consisting of three syllables, one stressed followed by two unstressed
denotation
a sign or symbol of something, or a words literal definition
derivative
example:
a word based on another word
electric is derived from electricity
dialects
regional variations of a language
didactic
something that is meant to teach or instruct
diegetic sound
all of the sounds that would naturally come from the events portrayed on screen
dithyrambs
choral hymns, usually sung to the god Dionysus in ancient greek theatre
duple metre
consists of pairs of syllables, one stressed and one unstressed, closely resembling everyday speech
emphasis
special importance given to an idea, or stress laid on a word or words in speech
epistolary (form)
text presented as a series of letters
etymology
the history and origin of words
euphemism
+ example
a mild or less direct word substituted for a harsh or blunt one in an unpleasant or embarrassing context
‘passed away’ instead of ‘died’
exaggeration
the representation of something as being larger, better or worse than it really is
