Y5 English w/Louis Flashcards
British reading and understanding
Define Pastoral
A type of writing focusing on nature and the natural world
Define Similie
When something is compared to something else using words like ‘as’ or ‘like’
Define Personification
When something non-human is made to seem human in looks or behaviour
Define Stanza
A ‘chunk’ or a verse of a poem (like a paragraph is a prose)
Define Seasonal
An adjective meaning ‘relating to, or about the seasons’ (spring, summer, autumn, winter)
Define Imagery
When a writer ‘paints a picture’ with words
Define Metaphor
When something is said to be something it is not, for descriptive effect
Define Contraction
When two words are compressed together using an apostrophe (like it is –> It’s)
Define Sensory Imagery
Description using sight, sound, smell, touch/sensation and sometimes taste
What is a Vignette
A short piece of writing, like a peek into someone’s world
What is an Adjective?
Adds detail to a noun (describing something)
What is an Adverb?
Adds detail to a verb (i.e. how it is done)
Define Quintessential
Describes the PERFECT or MOST PERFECT version of something
Define Temperate (not temperature!)
Mild or Moderate (it’s not too hot or too cold)
What is Dialogue in writing?
Conversation or speech in writing from the characters
What are Speech Marks?
Punctuation around the words that the character speaks
‘talk talk talk’
What are Speech Tags?
The part of speech that shows WHO spoke and how they said it
What does Narrative mean?
The part of a piece of writing that tells the events of a story
Define Capstone
A final piece of work that includes the use of all the skills you have learned recently
What is a Fable?
A story - usually involving personified animals - and it teaches a moral
What does Onomatopoeia mean?
When words are spelled just like the sounds they make!
Who was Aesop?
An ancient Greek storyteller from the 6th Century BCE
What does Genre mean?
A type of story
What is a ‘Rags-to-Riches’ story?
A story type about a hero’s life that goes from misery / unhappiness / poverty to wealth / joy
