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Glossary Flashcards

Contains all words from the glossary of the Oxford Year 10 English textbook

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Adaption

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A work presented in a new form or medium

When a play is made into an animated film, the film is called an adaption

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Allegory

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A work that can be interpreted as a complete text, but that also contains another meaning or story that isn’t literally discussed

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Alliteration

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The repetition of a constant sound at the beginning of two or more words in close succession

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Allusion

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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

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Analogy

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A comparison made between two things for the purpose of explanation

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Anapaestic

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Poetic metre consisting of three syllable, two unstressed followed by one stressed

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Anecdote

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a short story about a real incident or person, employed to illustrate a point

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Anglicisation

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conversion from other languages to english

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Association

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A conceptual connection, whereby one thing reminds of something else

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Assonance

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the repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words close together

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Autobiography

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the story of a person’s life, written by themselves

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Bias

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prejudice for or against a person or thing

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Biography

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the story of a person’s life, written by another

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Broadsheet

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a newspaper with a large format and regarded as more ‘serious’ than a tabloid

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Caricature

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a depiction of a person in which distinguishing characteristics are exaggerated, usually for comic effect or to ridicule

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Characterise

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to build a picture of a character for the reader

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Chiaroscuro

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a high contrast BLACK AND WHITE COLOUR PALETTE

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Circular narrative

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narrative structure in which the end is presented at the beginning and the followed by the bulk of the narrative in chronological order

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Colloquial

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languages used in ordinary conversation, not formal

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Colour filter

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a type of film put over a light to change its colour, also known as colour gel

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compound

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new word created by combining two or more words together

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connotation

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an implied meaning: an idea or feeling invoked by a word, in addition to its primary meaning

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context

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the circumstances that form the setting for an event

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convince

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to cause someone to think differently; to believe in, agree with or accept an idea

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couple

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two rhyming lines next to each other

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criticism

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1) the expression of disapproval or someone or something

2) a critical assessment of a text

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dactyl

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a pattern of rhyming know as poetic ‘feet’

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dactylic

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metre consisting of three syllables, one stressed followed by two unstressed

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denotation

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a sign or symbol of something, or a words literal definition

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derivative

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a word based on another word

electric is derived from electricity

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dialects

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regional variations of a language

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didactic

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something that is meant to teach or instruct

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diegetic sound

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all of the sounds that would naturally come from the events portrayed on screen

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dithyrambs

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choral hymns, usually sung to the god Dionysus in ancient greek theatre

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duple metre

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consists of pairs of syllables, one stressed and one unstressed, closely resembling everyday speech

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emphasis

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special importance given to an idea, or stress laid on a word or words in speech

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epistolary (form)

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text presented as a series of letters

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etymology

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the history and origin of words

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euphemism

+ example

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a mild or less direct word substituted for a harsh or blunt one in an unpleasant or embarrassing context
‘passed away’ instead of ‘died’

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exaggeration

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the representation of something as being larger, better or worse than it really is

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