Last Minute Revision

Question 1

What is a metaphor?

Answer 1

A metaphor is when an object is directly compared to another.

Question 2

What is Juxtaposition/ contrast?

Answer 2

Juxtaposition is putting two things close together to highlight the difference.

Question 3

What is polysyndeton

Answer 3

A list that use repeated co-coordinating conjunction.

Question 4

What is Asyndeton?

Answer 4

Asyndeton is a list that uses punctuation marks to separate items that conjunction.

Question 5

What is allusion?

Answer 5

An allusion is a reference to iconic place, thing or person.

Question 6

What is imagery?

Answer 6

Imagery us descriptive language that appeal with our senses to create vivid imagery.

Question 7

Alliteration

Answer 7

Alliteration is when the constant sound at the start of words is repeated in series of words.

Question 8

Gerund

Answer 8

Gerund is a verb in the ing form that act as a noun.

Question 9

Noun

Answer 9

A noun is a name of a person, place or thing.

• Proper name (capitalised)
• common noun
• concrete noun (thing)
• Abstract noun (quality, state or action)

Question 10

verb

Answer 10

A word that describes an action or state of mind.

Question 11

What is an adverb

Answer 11

Adverb describes an verb (how, degree, place, time)

Question 12

Comparison

Answer 12

Comparing 2 or more things (like or as)

Question 13

Tone

Answer 13

Tone is the author’s attitude in a piece of text

Question 14

Statistice/fact

Answer 14

Statistics is percentages/numbers

Facts are information known to be true

Question 15

Anecdote

Answer 15

Anecdote is a personal story to prove a point.

Question 16

Personification

Answer 16

Personification is giving human characteristics to non-human things.

Question 17

Listing

Answer 17

A number of connected items.

• Number of items
• The last word (INTENTION)

Question 18

Zoomorphism

Answer 18

Zoomorphism is when a human character given/ describe in animalistic way.

Question 19

Antromorphism

Answer 19

Anthropomorphism to animal.

Question 20

What to analyse for statistics

Answer 20

What connection and what conclusions can I draw. Re-interpret the stat by using the school members.
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