Readings
A synonym for reading
What is interpretation?
Romance, science fiction, fantasy and war are all examples of this type of genre
What is subject-related genre?
Spoken, print, graphic or electronic communications with a public audience.
What is a media text?
A story of events or experiences, real or imagined
What is a narrative?
The distinct personality of a piece of writing
What is voice?
A personal reaction to a text that can be explained with reference to your context
What is a response?
Novel, essay, poem, rhetoric and myth are all examples of this type of genre
What is form-related genre?
The means or channel of communication such as the spoken word, print, graphics, electronic/digital forms
What is a medium?
Ordinary language used in speaking or writing, distinguished from poetry by its lack of a marked metrical structure
What is prose?
Describes the way the ‘voice’ is delivered
What is tone?
A way of making meaning of a text which challenges or questions the assumptions underlying
What is a resistant reading?
The categories into which texts are grouped… subject matter or form and structure.
What is genre?
Combination of two or more communication modes
What is a multimodal text?
The ways in which a narrator may be related to the story
What is narrative point of view?
The views, positions, ideas and perspectives of individuals or groups represented in a text.
What are multiple voices?
Seems to be the natural or preferred way to interpret a text… depends on the ideology of the person making the decision.
What is a dominant or preferred reading?
An accepted practice that has developed over time and is used in - and understood to belong to - a particular genre. …can be techniques, features or elements
What is a generic convention?
Language used to discuss language
What is metalanguage?
Word groups/phrases used in a non-literal way for particular effect
What is figurative language?
The ways in which aspects of texts are arranged and how they affect meaning… how they create a particular style
What are stylistic features?
Focuses on the gaps and silences in texts to create meanings that vary from those meanings that seem to be foregrounded.
What is an alternative reading?
A specific subgenre that exists within the boundaries of the physical laws of the universe and emphasises accuracy.
What is hard science fiction?
The atmosphere or feeling in a particular text created by language choices
What is mood?
A sense of beauty or an appreciation of artistic expression
What is aesthetic?
The selection of stylistic features to achieve a particular effect.
What are stylistic choices?