English Vocab
Describes something boring, tiresome, usually because it is too repetitive
TEDIIOUS
A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things
METAPHOR
PLOT
The physical location or constructed environment where the action takes place.
SETTING
Love, compassion, or empathy
Aroha
Something that is difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
ELUSIVE
A type of figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
An institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value
MUSEUM
Directed Jaws, E.T and Jurassic Park
Steven Speilberg
Maunga
Unable to be affected or influenced by something.
IMPERVIOUS
A central idea or underlying message in a text, usually structured as a life lesson.
THEME
Refers to a strong, regular, and repeated pattern of sounds or movements.
RHYTHM
Directed Lady Bird, Little Women, and Barbie
Greta Gerwig
Children
Tamariki
Able to be touched or felt; tangible; clear to the mind or senses.
PALPABLE
A type of argumentative essay that breaks down a work of literature to interpret its themes.
LITERARY ANALYSIS
A specific version or form of a published work (like a book, newspaper, or software) released at a particular time.
EDITION
A shot in which the head of a person, or the entirety of a small object is shown.
Close Up
Tribe
Iwi
\To make less severe, serious, or painful.
MITIGATE
SYMBOLISM
When a curated display of objects such as paintings are shown to the public.
EXHIBITION
A rapid sequence of edited shots used to compress time, space, or convey a theme.
Montage
Describing the process of laying ancestors one upon another. Connects a person to their family, ancestors, defining their sense of belonging.
Whakapapa