Poetry
This technique involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity.
What is alliteration?
This term describes the perspective from which a story is told, such as first-person or third-person limited.
What is narrative voice?
An advertisement appeals to the audience’s emotions rather than logic using this rhetorical strategy.
What is pathos?
This camera shot frames a character from the shoulders up to emphasise emotion or reaction.
What is a close-up?
This movement emphasises individual emotion, nature, and imagination over reason and order.
What is Romanticism?
A poet uses this technique when one line runs on to the next without terminal punctuation.
What is enjambment?
An author hints at future events through subtle clues using this technique.
What is foreshadowing?
This technique uses experts, celebrities, or authority figures to build trust in a product.
What is testimonial (or endorsement)?
A director uses this technique when the camera looks up at a character to suggest power or dominance.
What is a low-angle shot?
Writers in this movement aim to depict life accurately and objectively, often focusing on ordinary people.
What is Realism?
This device presents a contradiction that reveals a deeper truth, such as “deafening silence.”
What is a paradox?
This structural technique disrupts chronological order to reveal past events.
What is a flashback?
An ad simplifies a complex issue into a binary choice, ignoring nuance.
What is a false dilemma?
The film’s exaggerated colour palettes and fantastical costumes primarily reflect whose perspective within the narrative?
Who is Alexandria?
This movement responds to World War I by fragmenting structure and questioning traditional meaning.
What is Modernism?
This poem uses repeated imagery of water and drowning most strongly symbolises this emotional experience.
What is “Telemachus”?
When a character’s thoughts are presented in a continuous, often fragmented flow, this technique is used.
What is stream of consciousness?
This term describes the careful choice of words and phrases to target a specific audience.
What is loaded language (or loaded diction)?
This element of mise-en-scène refers to how actors move, gesture, and position themselves within the frame.
What is blocking?
This movement challenges grand narratives and embraces irony, intertextuality, and ambiguity.
What is Postmodernism?
This poem interweaves pop music references with images of war.
What is “Aubade with Burning City”?
This technique occurs when the narrator’s credibility is compromised, shaping how readers interpret events.
What is an unreliable narrator?
This persuasive strategy links a product with positive values like freedom, success, or happiness.
What is association?
This term describes the overall visual arrangement of elements in the frame to guide the viewer’s attention.
What is composition?
This movement focuses on alienation, absurdity, and the search for meaning in a seemingly indifferent world.
What is Existentialism?