Textual Concepts
Literary Techniques
Sherlock
Film Techniques
Trivia
100
What is a theme?
Theme: the central idea, underlying message, or broader truth explored in a piece of writing, art, or film
100
What is an 'adjective'?
a word that describes, modifies, or gives more information about a noun
100
Who originally wrote Sherlock Holmes?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
100
What shot type is this?
Close Up
100
Who wrote the story 'IT'?
Stephen King
200
What is 'intertextuality'?
The referencing of other texts within a text to create more meaning.
200
What is the difference between a Metaphor and Simile?
A simile compares things by saying one thing is like or as another. A metaphor makes a direct comparison by saying one thing is another
200
Who is the antagonist in Sherlock Holmes?
Moriarty
200
What is the difference between non-diagetic and diagetic sound?
Non-Diagetic - added in. Think music, voice over etc.
Diagetic - In the world of the characters. i.e speaking, sound effects
200
What is a noun? What is a verb?
Noun - a person, place, thing
Verb - action or 'doing' word
300
How is 'perspective' and 'point of view' different within a text?
Perspective is a lens through which we learn to see the world; it shapes what we see and the way we see it. While POV is in a text is the position from which the subject matter of a text is designed to be perceived.
300
What are two techniques in the following line:
Kyoto: March
By Gary Snyder
A few light flakes of snow
Fall in the feeble sun;
Birds sing in the cold,
A warbler by the wall.
Fall in the feeble sun;
Birds sing in the cold,
A warbler by the wall.
1) Alliteration
2) Auditory Imagery
300
What are the episode names of the season 1 BBC Sherlock series?
1: A Study in Pink
2: The Blind Banker
3: The Great Game
300
List at least 2 techniques in the screen shot
1) Over the shoulder shot
2) Super imposed text
3) Neutral Angle
4) Mis-en-scene (costuming, lights, 'camera person' etc)
300
How many Lord of The Rings films are there? Name them.
1. The Fellowship of the Ring
2. The Two Towers
3. The Return of the King
400
What it 'Literary value'? Give an example.
Literary value refers to how much we appreciate texts for their sustained worth.
400
What is Anaphora? Give an example.
When a word or phrase is repeated at the start of multiple successive clauses or sentences
400
What is the original context for Sherlock Holmes? Who was the monarch of England at the time?
1880's
Queen Victoria - hence, the 'Victorian Era'
400
What is the difference between a panning shot, a zoom shot and a whip pan?
a pan swivels the stationary camera horizontally, a zoom adjusts the lens magnification without moving the camera, and a whip pan is an incredibly fast pan that creates a blur effect
400
What are the rules of a typical Haiku poem?
5-7-5 syllable rule
500
What is a 'Connotation'? What are the three different types?
Connotation is the ideas or feelings we associate with different words in addition to their literal meaning.
Neutral, positive, negative
500
What are the three of Aristotle's appeals? Define each term.
Ethos: appeal to credibility
Pathos: appeal to emotion
Logos: appeal to logic
Use to appeal to an audience and convince them of your argument in persuasive writing.
500
What is Sherlock Holmes' address?
221B Baker Street, London
500
What is the impact of the three different camera angles?
Neutral - puts the audience on the same level as the character, creating empathy
High - looking down on a character, making them less powerful
Low - looking up at a character, making them more powerful
500
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
38