Poetry
What does assonance mean?
The repeated use of vowel sounds.
Is Room narrated from the first person or the third person?
First person
What is the name of the playwright who wrote ‘Tribes’? Spell it!!
Nina Raine
What type of language is used for a ‘speech’?
Persuasive
Argumentative
Emotive
What is this symbol called ; ?
A semi-colon
What do we call a group of lines put together to create a poem?
A stanza
Is ‘Room’ narrated chronologically?
Yes!
In the film ‘Pride’, what is the name of the group set up by the characters to help the miners?
Lesbians and Gays support the miners (LGSM)
How many marks is the composing essay worth on Paper 1?
100 marks
What is Shakespeare’s first name?
William
Spell the keyword that describes the action which the word describes (buzz, zip, flush etc.)
Onomatopoeia
What does ‘protagonist’ mean?
The leading character(s) in a story.
Name all 6 characters in ‘Tribes’.
Christopher, Beth, Daniel, Ruth, Billy, Sylvia
Name three aspects of the language of information.
Facts, Statistics, Information, Formal language, Examples
What is a ‘bibliophile’?
A person who collects and loves reading books!
Name the four studied poets we have learned about for L.C. (First names and second names!)
Robert Frost
Sylvia Plath
Paul Durcan
Eavan Boland
Describe the ending of ‘Room’ – what happens?
Ma and Jack return to Room to say goodbye (because Jack wants to). They return one last time – Jack thinks it looks different and very small. He says goodbye to everything in Room and then they leave to start their new life.
What is the name of the Welsh village in ‘Pride’? Spell it!
Onllwyn
For a formal letter, which side does each address go on?
My address on right, their business address on left.
Name four famous Irish writers.
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Which of the following is not a form of poetry?
Epic Sestina Almanac
Almanac
Jack greets all the items in Room like his friends. When narrating the story he personifies objects and gives each object a capital letter. What is the name of the type of nouns that are given capital letters?
Name the three modes of comparison for your 2021 Comparative exam.
Theme? Cultural Context? Relationships? General Vision and Viewpoint? Social Setting?
Theme
Relationships
Social Setting
Name all five genres of language.
Informative, Persuasive, Argumentative, Narrative, Descriptive
What is the most sold / biggest selling book in the world?
The Bible.