History of English
The earliest form of English spoken from the 5th to 11th centuries.
What is Old English?
Writing that aims to convince the audience to think or act in a certain way.
What is Persuasive Text?
One character speaking for a long, uninterrupted moment.
What is Monologue?
The overall shape of a text and how its parts fit together.
What is Structure?
The central ideas or messages on humanity. society, or the way of being explored in a text by the author.
What is a Theme?
The form of English spoken from the 11th to 15th centuries after the Norman influence.
What is Middle English?
The emotional response the text aims to evoke in the audience.
What is Mood?
The central struggle that drives the action.
What is Conflict?
The closing paragraph which draws together the main ideas discussed in the body of the essay. A summary of the line of argument.
What is a Conclusion?
The wider circumstances that shape a text, including culture, history, and society.
What is Context?
The form of English used from the late 15th century to 1999.
What is Modern English?
The writer’s attitude toward the subject or audience.
What is Tone?
the character who dominates the narrative, can be a hero or anti-hero.
What is a Protagonist?
The subject does the action (e.g. The student wrote the review).
What is Active Voice?
The internal or external transformation a character undergoes.
What is a Character Arc?
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What is Character Growth?
The act of one nation taking control of another land and imposing its systems.
What is Colonisation?
The emotional or cultural associations a word carries beyond its literal meaning.
What is Connotation?
The opening information the audience needs to understand the story.
What is Exposition?
The opening lines of a piece of writing that draw the reader in by setting up interest, context, or a compelling starting point.
What is a Lead-In?
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What is a Hook?
A common pattern, device, or recurring idea used in storytelling.
What is a Trope?
A common language used for communication between different language groups.
What is the Lingua Franca
A category of writing defined by shared features, such as style, structure, or purpose.
What is Genre?
when a character contrasts with another in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.
What is a Foil?
A word that links a main idea to a supporting idea (e.g. because, although).
What is a Subordinating Conjunction?
A recurring element that contributes to the text’s meaning.
What is a Motif?