Persuasive Language
Poetic Devices
Film Techniques
Parts of Language
Miscellaneous
200
A question that is posed by a writer or speaker that does not require an answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
200
The use of descriptive, figurative language that leaves the reader with a picture, or image, of what it being described.
What is imagery?
200
An intimate view, shot or description of a character or object.
What is a close-up?
200
Is used in the place of a noun. It substitutes the noun in a paragraph or piece of writing to avoid repetition of the noun.
What is a Pronoun?
200
The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of what is actually said or written. eg: "The _____ of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend."
What is irony?
300
A word or phrase used more than once to reinforce a point.
eg: We must try. We must work harder.
What is repetition?
300
A paragraph or verse in a poem.
What is a stanza?
300
The conversational transactions of and between actors that reveal the plot.
What is dialogue?
300
A word that joins two clauses. eg: but, and.
What is a conjunction?
300
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of two or more consecutive words.
eg: Kind Kate Kissed Karl.
What is alliteration?
400
A tale or story used by composers to illustrate or introduce a particular point.
What is an anecdote?
400
Attributing a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human or representing an abstract quality in human form.
What is Personification?
400
An example of this type of lighting often creates a halo or silhouette of a character
What is Back Lighting?
400
A doing/action word.
eg: jog, dance, spin, twirl.
What is a verb?
400
The comparison of two or more things through the identifying of similarities. eg: Her smile shines like the stars in the night sky.
What is a simile?
500
To make an ethical appeal, charities like Greenpeace or PETA often use it.
What is Ethos?
500
The mood or atmosphere of a piece of writing.
What is tone?
500
All the elements that the responder sees/hears in a particular scene including lighting, costuming, music, props.
What is mise-en-scene?
500
A describing word.
eg: heavy, robotic, formulaic, dirty.
What is an adjective?
500
When one word in a phrase contradicts another.
eg: small giant, cruel kindness.
What is an oxymoron?
600
The ability to use argument, reason, strategy and language to influence someone's thinking.
What is persuasion?
600
Words that SOUND like the words they are describing.
eg: buzz, hiss, crash, zoom.
What is onomatopoeia?
600
Alternate (one sequence) with another when editing a film.
What is Cross Cutting?
600
Proper nouns include personal names, place names, names of companies and organizations, and the titles of books, films, songs, and other media. These must always use this.
What is Capitalisation?
600
More casual and spontaneous language. It is used when communicating with friends or family either in writing or in conversation.
What is Informal/Colloquial language/Slang?
700
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. eg. It is bigger than the Superbowl
What is Hyperbole?
700
A way a poet can provide rhythm, usually involving the last word of each line in the poem.
What is Rhyme?
700
The sweeping of the camera to give the viewer information about the setting of a film.
What is panning?
700
A feeling or emotion- a thing that you can not see.
eg: happiness, anxiety, enthusiasm, hatred.
What is an abstract noun?
700
The use of a mild or gentle phrase in place of a more harsh or abrupt one.
eg: He is rather large/He is a fat pig.
What is a euphemism?
800
To persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to.
What is Pathos?
800
It is a powerful technique that can enhance your poems by adding layers of meaning, emotion, and creativity. It involves using images, words, or objects that represent something else.
What is Symbolism?
800
Used to create a sense of unease for a viewer, usually in horror
What is a Dutch Angle/Tilt Shot?
800
A word that describes a verb.
eg: lazily, angrily, selfishly, considerately.
What is an adverb?
800
Particular words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.
What is Jargon?
900
The use of words such as "I, we, ours and us" to create a sense of commonality between composer and responder.
What is inclusive language?
900
Describes the rhythm (or pattern of beats) in a line of poetry. It combines the number of beats and the arrangement of stressed and non-stressed syllables in each line.
What is Meter?
900
Sound or noise associated with the action of the film including dialogue, a train's whistle, crying.
What is diegetic sound?
900
For the sentence to be complete, it must have this.
What is a Subject?
900
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.
What is a Paradox?
1000
The author makes clear, logical connections between ideas, and includes the use of facts and statistics.
What is Logos?
1000
A literary term for the attribution of human emotion and conduct to things found in nature that are not human
What is Pathetic Fallacy?
1000
A low-angle shot gives power to those higher up, but this is a more exaggerated version. Opposite of a birds-eye view
What is a Worm's Eye View?
1000
The arrangement of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases, and the study of the formation of sentences and the relationship of their component parts.
What is Syntax?
1000
The needless repetition of an idea.
eg: reverse backwards, two twins.
What is tautology?