Difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A simile uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare, whereas a metaphor is an extended comparison.
An apostrophe shows one of two things - a contraction or
possession
What is a cliche?
An overused and/or worn out expression/phrase. "It was a dark and stormy night..."
What is the opposite of a flashback?
Flashforward
Complete this sentence in the right tense: I ___ at the school ball last year
Answers will vary
Difference between alliteration and assonance?
Alliteration is when the beginning of each word sounds the same, assonance is sounds between syllables that sound the same.
Give an example of one contraction.
Can't, don't, isn't, answers will vary.
What punctuation is used in texts to indicate that someone is speaking.
Speech marks: ""
What is the word that encompasses everything composed in a shot - the placement of characters, costume, make up, setting, etc
Mise en scene
Write down the name of one poet
Answers will vary
What kind of speech/language feature would be 'mountain of sugar,' 'river of blood,' 'hell on Earth'
Figurative
List one part of 'speech' or a sentence.
Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction.
What is an imperative?
An order or command
What is the word for sound contained within the world of the film (not edited in)
Diegetic sound
For 2.9, how many written texts must I do?
At least 4!
What is the word used that indicates the mood of the poem?
The tone
Write a simple sentence
Answers will vary but should have either a subject-verb or subject-verb-object form. ie 'The girl threw the ball'
What language device can be classified as 'figurative language'
Could be metaphor, simile, oxymoron, hyperbole
What is the outside of the shot surrounding the screen called?
the frame
What is the composition technique called when the shot is divided into thirds in a grid?
The rule of thirds
What is the difference between enjambment and caesura?
Enjambment is a line split in half, caesura is punctuation in the middle of the sentence.
What does a semi-colon do?
Connects two independent clauses, or separates dependent clause, or noun phrases in a list.
What is the term for what happens after the 'climax' in the novel, the process of unravelling or winding down
Denoument
A shot that shows the passage of time
A bridging shot
We will be studying an episode from a tv show for our film study this year - what is the tv show called?
Black Mirror