Key Words Flashcards
What is Structure?
The structure of a text is how it is organised and how its parts fit together. Writers structure their texts deliberately to have an effect on the reader.
Exam questions ask you to comment on how writers structure their texts to interest the reader. You should use terminology and show that you understand how structural features introduce and prioritise information in a text
What is Structure?
Structure is concerned on how the price of righting develops.The structure of a text is how it is organised and how its parts fit together. Writers structure their texts deliberately to have an effect on the reader.
What is language
Language refers to word choice and emphasis as well as how words are put together and punctuated in sentences. Tone refers to how the author uses words to convey an attitude
Capitalism
Economic system in which they control the property in accord with their interests and freely set prices in market
Socialism
Means product distribution
And exchange
Community as a whole sharing and ownership
Foreshadowing
That alludes to a later point in the story
Dramatic irony
When the audience know something that the characters don’t
Light imagery
Light is used to convey something positive
Goodness life and hope
What is PEEL
Point
Evidence - where has it been used
Explain - reasoning
Link - a centre that connects your paragraph with a wider argument
What is a metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes something by saying it is something else. It’s not actually true but it gives the reader a clearer idea of what it is like.
What is a Simile
A simile describes something by comparing it to something else, using like or as. A simile is a useful way to describe something without using a long list of adjectives. It can create a vivid image in the reader’s mind, helping to engage and absorb them.
What is hyperbolic
Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration specifically for literary or rhetorical effect. Like overstatement, simile, and metaphor, hyperbole is an example of figurative language or figures of speech; the difference is in the intent and the degree of exaggeration
What is a noun
A noun phrase is a technical term for a group of words that contains a noun, along with modifying words for that noun. As a reminder, a noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. The noun phrase will contain a noun along with words that describe or modify the noun
What is the difference between language and structure in a paragraph
Language focuses specifically on the use of words and devices (such as the use of personification, ceasura, and so on), while the structure is concerned with how the piece of writing develops - not through the choice of words, but through the careful choice of punctuation, as well as the order in which events appear in
