Technique-ly Speaking
For example, if a writer is writing a poem or a novel about a ship, they will surely use words such as ocean, waves, sea, tide, blue, storm, wind, sails...
What is semantic field?
Medea is marked by excessive passion and unyielding pride, sets her on a path of profound suffering and catastrophic decisions
What is hamartia?
The Versuviana is more than just a polka in Streetcar...
What is leitmotiv?
Here, there, and everywhere...this text type allows us to see the world.
What is travel writing/travel blog?
According to The English IB Guys, you should have 3 of these per Paper 2 essay.
What are "big ideas" or main points?
"Life is short, life is fragile, life is precious"
What is anaphora?
Could be Medea...or some same Blanche
What is a tragic hero(ine)
white, light shades, drinks after dark with Mitch...
What is motif (light and dark)
Pictures and data points and graphics, oh my!
What is an infographic?
Time is everything in Paper 2.
What is 1 hour and 45 minutes?
"What's the benefit of completing the optional exercises? They will help you study.”
What is hypophora?
What is stichomythia?
Using all elements of theatre to convey a character's perception of the world...
What is plastic theatre?
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
What is poetry?
"Therefore, both Euripedes and Williams explore the concept of..."
What is a comparative sentence at the end of each paragraph?
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
What is tone?
Through this, Euripides positions the audience to be receptive to Medea's quest for justice and to recognise the heroic nature of her stance
What is the chorus?
Bright colours, vivid poker nights, eating brightly coloured watermelon...what art form this scene takes on...
What is expressionist?
'In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since."
What is prose? (The Great Gatsby - 100 years old yesterday!)
4
What are the number of questions on a Paper 2 exam?
"All hands on deck!"
What is synecdoche?
The messenger describing the lurid scenes of King Creon's and the princess's murder is a real this.
What is a tour de force (not Tour de France)
The diverse neighbourhood of New Orleans and its easy-going and vivid lifestyle is represented through this...
What is blue piano?
This text type's opener goes like this:...the modern-day “cults” we all follow. Each episode asks the culty questions we’re all wondering… Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about Elon Musk stans? Or the Royal Family?
What is a podcast script?
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What are the number of points on a Paper 2 exam?