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GCSE English Language and Literature - Key Words and Terminology
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- 1GSCE English Language and Literature Key Words and TerminologyGSCE English Language and Literature
Key Words and Terminology - 2AllegoryA story, person or picture that can be interpretted to reveal a hidden meaning
- 3ImperativeImportant
- 4JargonSpecial words or phrases, used by a specific group of people that others cannot understand
- 5FableA short story, typically with animals, conveying a moral
- 6Rhetorical QuestionA question asked to create dramatic effect, rather than get an answer
- 7DialogueA conversation between two or more characters
- 8SatireThe use of humor to critize people, often used when critisizing politics
- 9Emotive LanguageRefers to words or phrases that change the feel of a sentence and create a certain emotion
- 10PassiveAccepting and allowing what others do, without reacting or resistance
Opposite of Active - 11ActiveEngaging with the actions of others, often in resistance
Opposite of Passive - 12IronyEvents that seem deliberately contrary, and often are amusing
- 13HyperboleExaggerated statements or words athat aren't meant to be taken literally
- 14FormatHow a text is set out
- 15ContextHelps us undersand how and why a text was written
- 16LayoutHow a text is laid out to capture attention and interest
- 17StructureHow a piece of writing is put together
- 18ImagesUsed to capture a readers attention
- 19Target AudienceWho the text is aimed at
- 20AudienceGeneral set of people who are liable to read the text
- 21GeneralisedMake a general statement
Make something more widespread and applicable to a wider audience - 22ContextualDepends on the following or preceding text to make sense
- 23AnecdotalNot true or reliable, based on personal accounts rather than research
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- Year 10 English (Revision) Flashcards on GCSE English Language and Literature - Key Words and Terminology, created by Sarah Stanley on 24/04/2019.
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