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angles and shots

images, illustrations, photos

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low/high/eye-level and extreme close up/close up/ mid/ long/ full/ establishing

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body language and facial expressions

images, illustrations, photos

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how and where a figure stands/facial expression can tell us a lot about their emotional or mental state
and their relationships with others

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chiaroscuro

images, illustrations, photos

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use of shading, light and dark to emphasise difference and to create form and mood

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compositional axes, vertical axis - left side

images, illustrations, photos

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given - elements of an image are known/understoof by the viewer, making these elements a familiar and agreed-upon departure point for the message

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compositional axes, vertical axis - right side

images, illustrations, photos

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new - elements of an image placed here are representations of what is not yet known and thus crucial to the point of the message

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contrast

images, illustrations, photos

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arrangement t of opposing elements (light vs dark, large vs small, rough vs smooth)
to create interest, excitement, drama or emphasis

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depth of hue

images, illustrations, photos

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deep intense colours give value or strength

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high value colours (intense)

images, illustrations, photos

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optimistic

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low-value colours

images, illustrations, photos

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pessimistic

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focal point, salient point

images, illustrations, photos

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most important point in an image

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gaze

images, illustrations, photos

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where the figures in the image are looking, including the angle, intensity and expression of their look or gaze

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hue/colour

images, illustrations, photos

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warm or cool, primary or secondary, black or white or monochrome. various colours have symbolic meaning

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layout or composition

images, illustrations, photos

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the arrangement and choice of text and images can convey a particular message

e.g. putting a character in the centre of the page or at the edges will change the way we view them

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lighting

images, illustrations, photos

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how is lighting used in an image can be telling i.e. degree of brightness, direction of the source of light to indicate meaning to the reader

e.g. shadows could suggest something is hidden about a character, brights lights suggest a sense of hope

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line

images, illustrations, photos

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contour lines outline shame
gesture lines suggest movement

e.g. crosshatching, vertical, diagonal, curved, straight, zig-zag, thick, thin

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modality

images, illustrations, photos

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levels of reality - from realistic to idealised to abstract
low modality - image is not realistic
high modality - image is realistic

  • use of colour, texture, light, shade give it high modality
  • high degree of “truthfulness” or “credibility” may be ascribed to it
  • other influences on modality - idealisation, decontextualisation, perspective
  • modality occurs in degrees from lowest (least real or least/credible) to highest (most real/credible)
17
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motion

images, illustrations, photos

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always an illusion in a still image

impression of motion created by shadowing, unusual balance of figures, perspective and use of line

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proximity

images, illustrations, photos

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distance between subjects or objects in the image

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alliteration

poems

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repetition of consonant sounds in a series of words

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allusion

poems

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reference to well-known texts or figures

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anaphora

poems

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repetition of beginning words or phrases at the start of sentences or clauses

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anthimeria

poem

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using a different part of speech to act as another, such as a verb for a noun, or a noun for a verb, or an adjective as a verb etc.

e.g. he sang his didn’t, he dances his did

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antithesis

poem

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two opposite ideas put together to achieve a constrasting effect

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aposiopesis

poems

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when the speaker or writer breaks off abruptly and leaves the stamenet incomplete, as if the speaker is not willing to state what is present in his mind due to being overcome by passion, excitement or fear

25
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apostrophe

poems

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an address to a person absent, dead or an address to an abstract entity

e.g. “o…”

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assonance

poems

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the repitition of vowel sounds

vowels themselves may be different but the sound has to be the same
e.g. hear the mellow wedding bells

27
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asyndeton

poems

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omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

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cadence

poems

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sequence of sounds achieving a rising and falling effect

momentary changes in rhythm and pitch - help set the rhythmic paces of a literary piece and can be heard obviously after a comma or semi-colon, or full-stop

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