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Mikko Holden English GCSE Englisch 57 Karten

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  1. 1Sentence Upgrades/StartersExamples
    (The house was cold)
  2. 2Not only, but alsoNot only was the house freezing, but also eerie and mysterious
  3. 3Double adjective startDark and mysterious, the house was iced
  4. 4Simile startLike an icy heart, the house was frozen solid
  5. 5Triple noun/adjective colonIce, Snow, Frost: The
  6. 6Adverb commaSurprisingly, the house was filled with snow
  7. 7Verb BeginningWalking into the house, I discovered that it was cold
  8. 8It isn’t/It is or It wasn’t/It wasThe house wasn't just chilled, it was freezing
  9. 9So, SoThe house was so covered in snow, so freezing, it was long before I even realized it was a house
  10. 10Brackets althoughThe house seemed covered in snow (Although, it wasn’t like it was easy to see) and ice was crawling over the windows.
  11. 11Creative writing termsDefinitions
  12. 12ImperativeA command
  13. 13Polysyndetic ListingWhen a conjunction is used between each item in a list instead of a comma
  14. 14Asyndetic ListingWhen commas are used in a list and there is no final conjunction
  15. 15EuphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
  16. 16OxymoronA figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
  17. 17ThemeThe main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly
  18. 18Internal conflictA struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character
  19. 19External conflictA struggle between a character and an outside force
  20. 20PlotThe sequence of events in a story - events resulting from the main conflict
  21. 21ExpositionA narrative device often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters
  22. 22Inciting incidentAn event that begins the action/plot
  23. 23Rising actionEvents leading up to the climax
  24. 24ClimaxMost exciting moment of the story; turning point
  25. 25Falling actionEvents after the climax, leading to the resolution
  26. 26ResolutionEnds the conflict and leaves reader content
  27. 27FlashbackA method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events
  28. 28Limited third personThe author reveals the thoughts of a single character but presents the other characters only externally
  29. 29Omniscient Third PersonNarrator knows and tells about what each character feels and thinks
  30. 30Third personPoint of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer
  31. 31First personA narrator who is a character in the story and tells the tale from his or her point of view
  32. 32Rhetorical QuestionA question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer
  33. 33OnomataepeaA word that imitates the sound it represents
  34. 34SymbolAn object or action in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself
  35. 35PersonificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
  36. 36AlliterationRepetition of consonant sounds
  37. 37MetaphorA comparison of two things without using the word like or as
  38. 38SimileA comparison of two things using like or as
  39. 39HyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humour
  40. 40IronyA contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen
  41. 41ConnotationThe experience (associations) we bring to a word
  42. 42FictionalStories that include characters, settings and plots that have been made up in the author's imagination
  43. 43Non-fictionTexts based on factual information and true accounts
  44. 44Extended metaphorWhen a writer exploits a single metaphor or analogy at length throughout a poem or story
  45. 45DeclaritiveA statement
  46. 46Unanswered questionWhen a writer hints at something, but does not reveal the answer
  47. 47ForeshadowingA warning or indication at future events
  48. 48JuxtapositionThe fact of two things being placed closely together with contrasting effect
  49. 49AnaphoraThe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
  50. 50Unreliable NarratorA narrator whose credibility has been compromised - we do not know whether to trust what they say
  51. 51Descriptive writingFocused creating an image in the reader's mind and describing a scene in detail
  52. 52Narrative writingFocused on character, setting and plot development with descriptive elements as well as dialogue and action
  53. 53Pathetic fallacyA type of personification where emotions are given to a setting, an object or the weather
  54. 54Emotive languageLanguage intended to create an emotional response
  55. 55PunA joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings
  56. 56PunctuationThe effect
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GCSE English (English Language) Karteikarten am English Language revision, erstellt von Mikko Holden am 18/10/2017.
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