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| Question | Answer |
| Simile | A comparison between 2 unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | A comparison between 2 unlike things where one is said to be the other. "He looked at us with cunning reptile eyes" |
| Personification | A comparison where an animal or object is given human qualities. "The trees scraped and nudged each other" |
| Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line. "A big black bug bit a big blue bear" |
| Onomatopoeia | Words which sound like the noise they describe. e.g Wisper, Click, Bang, Quack. |
| Rhyme | Similar end sounds to words e.g. red, fled, head |
| End Rhymes | Occur at the end of a line |
| End-Rhymes | Occur at the end of a line |
| Internal Rhymes | Occur within a line of a verse |
| Rhythm | The pace at which a poem moves. The pattern of beats in the lines. |
| Narrative Verse | Poetry that tells a story |
| Sonnet | A 14 lined poem of fixed form |
| Lyric | A short poem in which the poet expresses personal feelings. |
| Setting | The time, place and society in which events of the novel take place |
| Theme | Main idea |
| Plot | The sequence of events of the story line |
| Characters | The fictional people in a play or narrative work (novel, short story,poem) |
| Point of view | How the author chooses to present the story to the reader. |
| First point of view | Narrator telling or writting story in the first person using "I" and "We" |
| First point of view | Narrator telling or writting story in the first person using "I" and "We" |
| Third person point of view | The narrator uses "He", "She" or "it". |
| Second person point of view | Narrator uses "You" |
| Formal Language | Situations where slang or colloquial terms would be inappropriate. Full sentences are used. |
| Informal Language | Casual situations where more relaxed language is used. (Colloquial-Slang) |
| Cliches | Overworked expressions |
| Jargon | Confusing language or technical language relating to a profession or sport. |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration for effect "I had a bus load of homework." |
| Imperative | Command "Do this" "Sit down!" Creates urgancy and authority. |
| Understatement | Fact or opinion Makes the writting seem more true and you get what people are thinking. |
| Oxymoron | When opposites are next to each other e.g. blackwhite cat |
| Antithesis | When opposites are separated by words in one sentence e.g. There was a black house and there was also a white house. |
| Repetition | Words or phrases repetited several times to create an effect or to emphasise a message. |
| Triplets | Words in a group of three Makes the writting easier to remeber |
| Superlative | When you are comparing two or more things. E.g. Biggest, Tallest |
| Comparative | When you are comparing two or more things. E.g. Bigger, Taller |
| Personal Pronouns | Gives the writting a personal touch. "I, you, he, she, it, me, they, we" |
| Cut | The immediate change from one shot to another |
| Mid shot | Shot shows the subject in relation to some immediate surroundings. Usually from the waist up. |
| Zoom in/out | Through a lens function, the shot closes in or moves out from the subject. |
| Low angle shot | Camera looks up at a subject |
| Close up | Shot taken close to a subject and revealing details. Fills in whole frame. |
| Sequence | The placing of shots in certain order to make up a sequence or part of a film story. |
| Dissolve | One shot fades or blurs out, while another shot is superimposed and gradually comes into focus. |
| Fade out | A shot that slowly blacks out |
| Track | Camera moves besides, towards or away from subject. |
| Fade in | A shot that starts as a black cut and slowly becomes defined. |
| Scene | A group of sequences which show an event in the story |
| Tilt | The pivoting of the camera up or down. The camera stays in one place. |
| Long shot | Shows subject at a distance. Often uses as an establishing shot at the begining of a scene. |
| Extreme Close Up | This will show only part of persons face. |
| Point of view shot | Here the camera shows what the character sees. |
| High angle shot | Camera looks down on a subject |
| Pan | The pivoting of the camera left or right. The camera stays in one place. |
| Flat/Neutral angle shot | Camera is on the same level as the subject. |
| Oral Bridge | Music is preparing you for the next scene. |
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