Prose
Define Prose
Prose is written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without the structured rhythm, meter, or rhyme typically found in poetry.
Define Potery
Poetry is a form of literary expression that uses carefully chosen words, rhythm, imagery, and sometimes rhyme to convey emotions, ideas, or experiences.
What is a simile?
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as."
Who is the author ofThe Hitch-Hiker?
Roald Dahl.
What is "silver and exact" and has "no preconceptions" in the poem "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath?
The Mirror
What is Characterization?
Characterization is the process by which an author reveals and develops a character's personality, traits, motivations, and emotions in a story.
What is a Rhyme scheme?
A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines in a poem. It is usually shown using letters of the alphabet, where lines that rhyme are given the same letter.
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by saying one thing is another, without using "like" or "as."
What was the extract of "Samphire" about?
a husband and wife walking near the edge of a clifftop
who is the author of the poem "Mirror"?
Sylvia Plath
Define Mood
Mood is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader through words, descriptions, setting, and events.
What is Assonance?
Assonance is the repetition of similar vowel sounds in nearby words to create rhythm, mood, or emphasis.
What is Imagery?
Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and helps readers create vivid mental pictures of what they read.
What was the extract form "A stranger from lagos" about?
A woman at odds with the community she lives in
Summarise the content of the Poem "Afternoons"
your own answer
Define Setting
Setting is the time and place in which a story takes place.
What is cosonance?
Consonance is the repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in nearby words, especially within or at the end of words.
What's diction?
Diction is an author's or speaker's choice of words in writing or speech.
What was the extract from a "young couple" about?
Conflict between a young couple and the husband's parent's.
What is the universal theme of "Afternoons"?
Give 3 examples of prose text read in class
Eg. A Stranger from Lagos, Samphire, The Hitch-hiker
What is a Stanza?
A stanza is a group of lines in a poem that are separated from other lines by a space. It is similar to a paragraph in prose.
What is kinaesthetic imagery?
Kinaesthetic imagery (also spelled kinesthetic imagery) is imagery that appeals to the sense of movement and physical action. It helps readers imagine how something moves or feels physically.
What was the extract from "Studies in the park" about?
a schoolboy's frustration at the lack of peace and quiet he needs for his studies.
Who is the author of Afternoons?
Philip Larking